MC1470884 - Microsoft Purview eDiscovery: Select user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers as a data source
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1470884.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery will soon allow compliance teams to select user owned SharePoint Embedded containers during investigations. This update covers content from applications like Microsoft Loop and Copilot Pages starting in September 2026. Administrators should inform legal teams and update internal compliance documentation to include these new data sources.
- Administrator impact
- No direct administrator action is required.
- End user impact
- Compliance practitioners gain the ability to include user owned SharePoint Embedded containers in eDiscovery searches and holds.
- Importance
- 4/10: This feature introduces new compliance and eDiscovery capabilities for user owned storage containers without requiring administrative setup.
Microsoft Summary
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery will support selecting user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers as data sources for cases, searches, and holds starting mid-September 2026. This enables discovery of content from Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages, and Notebooks, enhancing compliance investigations without changing permissions. No admin action is required.
- Message Center ID
- MC1470884
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft Purview
- Tags
- New feature, User impact, Admin impact
- Roadmap ID
- 569364
- Platforms
- Web
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- Last updated
- 2026-09-11
- Expires
- 2026-11-22
[What and why] Microsoft Purview eDiscovery will support selecting user-owned SharePoint Embedded (SPE) containers when adding a person as a data source in an eDiscovery case, search, or hold. This enhancement helps organizations discover content stored in supported SharePoint Embedded containers that are owned by a selected user. These containers may contain content from Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, and other applications that use SharePoint Embedded storage. This improvement helps organizations include supported user-owned SharePoint Embedded content in eDiscovery workflows. [Rollout schedule] Public Preview: Beginning in mid-September 2026 and expected to complete by late September 2026 General Availability (Worldwide): Beginning in mid-October 2026 and expected to complete by late October 2026 [Impact on your organization] Who is affected Microsoft Purview eDiscovery users Compliance teams and legal teams managing eDiscovery investigations Organizations that use Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, or other applications that store content in SharePoint Embedded containers Platforms and services Microsoft Purview eDiscovery Microsoft Purview portal SharePoint Embedded What will happen When adding a person as a data source in eDiscovery, users will be able to view and select supported SharePoint Embedded containers owned by that person. eDiscovery users can include supported SPE content owned by a selected person when defining data sources for an eDiscovery case, search or hold. Only containers owned by the selected user will be displayed. App-owned SharePoint Embedded containers are not included in this release. This update does not grant additional permissions to eDiscovery users. Existing eDiscovery cases, searches, and holds will not be modified automatically. [Action required and recommendations] No administrative action is required before rollout. If your organization uses Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, or other applications that store content in SharePoint Embedded containers, consider the following actions: Review how this new data source option may affect your eDiscovery processes. Update internal eDiscovery documentation and procedures as appropriate. Inform compliance, legal, and investigation teams about the availability of this new data source selection option. Update training materials for eDiscovery practitioners if applicable. Review SharePoint Embedded documentation to understand how applications such as Microsoft Loop, Copilot Pages, Copilot Notebooks, and other supported applications may store content in SharePoint Embedded containers. Learn more SharePoint Embedded overview | Microsoft Learn [Compliance considerations] Question Answer Does this update modify a Microsoft Purview-related capability? Yes. This update expands Microsoft Purview eDiscovery by allowing users to discover and select supported user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers as data sources for eDiscovery cases, searches, and holds. Does this update alter how customer data is accessed during compliance investigations? Yes. eDiscovery users can select and include supported user-owned SharePoint Embedded content that was not previously available through this workflow, subject to existing permissions and access controls. Does this update affect how organizations perform compliance, legal discovery, or records investigations? Yes. Organizations can include additional user-owned SharePoint Embedded content sources in eDiscovery investigations, helping provide a more comprehensive view of discoverable content.