Purview Sensitivity Label Auto-Labeling Scenarios
Purview Sensitivity Label Auto-Labeling Scenarios
January 14, 2026

This is an article I’ve wanted to put together for a while: a comprehensive reference of all the different auto-labeling mechanisms available in Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels, organized by platform and location. This includes client-side and service-side auto-labeling, default labels from policies, and specific behaviors in SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, Power BI/Fabric, and hybrid/on-premises scenarios.
Let me know if you see any errors or omissions! This stuff is spread all over the documentation, so it’s possible I missed something.
Primary Auto-Labeling Mechanisms (Organized by Platform/Location)
Microsoft 365 Core
SharePoint-Specific
Email-Specific
Teams-Specific
Power BI/Fabric
Hybrid/On-Premises
Cross-Platform
Default Label from Publishing Policy Behavior
Universal Override Rules
Label Application Priority (Highest to Lowest)
Auditing & Monitoring Events
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