Microsoft Purview Information Protection: Doc library default labeling for SharePoint Online and Copilot Beta
Data as of 2 hours ago (9 September 2026)
Description
This new capability further integrates SharePoint Online with Purview sensitivity labeling. SharePoint Online document library owners can set a new type of default label on the library, which automatically applies that label to all unprotected Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files within the library. This simplifies labeling in bulk across document libraries in an organization, enriches DLP and Copilot with signal to allow admins to monitor and restrict access to this content, and enables inheritance of sensitivity labels to output artifacts in Copilot. #copilotcontrolsystem
Change history
Added to the roadmap 23 April 2025. Tracked here since 1 September 2026. Earliest target we recorded: September 2025 (since tracked — Microsoft may have moved it before we started watching).
Nothing has changed on this item since tracking began on 1 September 2026. Changes appear here as Microsoft updates the feed.