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Auto-labelling in Purview-Which license or alternatives can be used rather than E5 ?
We are considering adopting Purview for Information Protection and DLP, but we are currently on E3 licenses. Given the extensive size of our SharePoint environment, auto-labelling is crucial for applying sensitivity labels to content across wide scopes automatically.
My question is, are there any alternatives to upgrading licenses to E5 or adding the Compliance Add-on? Upgrading several thousand users to E5 or the Compliance Add-on requires significant justification, and I am wondering if there are other interim solutions we could leverage for a period of one year.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Kev
Assuming you meant SharePonit On-Prem server, then If you already know what labels you want to use for which sites in SharePoint AND if you only plan to do it one time, you could use the Microsoft Purview Information Protection scanner.
The challenge with using this as compared to using Auto-label is that once you point it to a Site, then all the data inside that site gets the same label.
Using Auto-label will allow for policy based (conditional) labelling (if data is X SIT then label with Y label)
Curious_Kevin16 Hi, I also had a similar situation; given the high cost, we opted for manual labeling with user training; this approach involves educating employees on when and how to apply sensitivity labels.
Although not automated, it might be feasible in a controlled environment or for specific departments.
I had tried PowerShell scripts and API automation but saw that it would require too much maintenance.
