MC1515937 - Microsoft Purview | eDiscovery: In-product diagnostics to troubleshoot common challenges
Microsoft 365 Message Center announcement MC1515937.
MS Message Center's Summary
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is releasing three read only diagnostic tools designed to help administrators troubleshoot case access, security filters, and hold policy distribution. The rollout begins in October 2026 and concludes by February 2027. Administrators should familiarise themselves with these new troubleshooting capabilities to resolve common support queries more efficiently once the feature becomes available in their environment.
- Administrator impact
- No direct administrator action is required.
- End user impact
- No direct end user impact is expected.
- Importance
- 2/10: This is a low impact informational update introducing non disruptive diagnostic tools for administrators.
Learn about access and permission settings in eDiscovery cases
Microsoft Summary
Microsoft Purview eDiscovery introduces three read-only diagnostics for case access, security filters, and hold-policy distribution to help admins troubleshoot issues. Rolling out from October 2026 to February 2027 across environments. No admin action required; diagnostics do not alter configurations.
- Message Center ID
- MC1515937
- Category
- stay Informed
- Severity
- normal
- Services
- Microsoft Purview
- Tags
- New feature, Admin impact
- Roadmap ID
- 565222
- Platforms
- Web
- Published
- 2026-10-19
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19
- Expires
- 2027-03-30
[What and Why:] Microsoft Purview eDiscovery is introducing three read-only diagnostic checks for case access, security filters, and hold-policy distribution. These checks help admins understand and troubleshoot common access, search-scoping, and hold-distribution issues directly in the product. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 565222 [Rollout Schedule:] Public Preview (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late October 2026 and expect to complete by mid November 2026. General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by mid December 2026. General Availability (GCC): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by mid January 2027. General Availability (GCC High): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by early February 2027. General Availability (DoD): We will begin rolling out in early December 2026 and expect to complete by late February 2027. [Impact on Your Organization:] Who is affected: eDiscovery admins. What will happen: Admins can use three read-only diagnostics to understand common issues with case access, search scoping, and hold-policy distribution. The diagnostics provide guidance without changing your organization's existing configuration. [Action Required/Recommendations:] No admin action is required at this time. Review your eDiscovery workflows and internal guidance if your organization uses the related Microsoft Purview capabilities. Learn about access and permission settings in eDiscovery cases (role/permission troubleshooting) Security-filter diagnostic Hold-distribution diagnostic [Compliance considerations:] No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.