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Fabric + Purview (Data Classification)
Hi @fabricpribeiro ,
Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community forum.
At the moment, Purview’s Data Map scans for Microsoft Fabric do not yet perform content-based classification during the scan the way they do for some other sources like SQL or Databricks. Because of this limitation, the built-in Sensitive Information Types (SITs) and trainable classifiers are not automatically applied to Fabric assets during the metadata extraction phase.In practice, most organizations handle this in one of two ways: either they classify the data at the source system (for example in SQL or ADLS) where Purview scanning supports automatic classification, and then propagate that governance metadata into Fabric, or they apply classifications and sensitivity labels directly at the Fabric item level using Microsoft Purview Information Protection policies after the assets are discovered. Since Fabric scanning currently prioritizes metadata and lineage, classification often becomes a governance workflow step rather than an automatic scan outcome.
So for now, if classification based on SITs is required, it typically needs to happen upstream or through labeling policies, rather than being generated automatically during the Fabric metadata extraction process in Purview.
I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Thank you
Thank you very much for your reply
About this part " or they apply classifications and sensitivity labels directly at the Fabric item level using Microsoft Purview Information Protection policies after the assets are discovered"
I think Purview is not able to automatically apply labels to fabric items, not even via auto-labelling
If I am not wrong the only thing we can do is , using DLP , ask purview to check if there are any sensitive information and if so, to alert us, so that we can go manually to the fabric item and apply the label
Is it correct?
Thanks a lot,
Pedro
P.S - about "Purview scanning supports automatic classification, and then propagate that governance metadata into Fabric" how do you propaga it back to Fabric?
Hi fabricpribeiro ,
You’re mostly correct, but there’s a small nuance worth clarifying.
DLP policies, however, do work as expected. They can detect sensitive data and trigger alerts or policy actions. But as you mentioned, this is primarily a detection and monitoring mechanism, not an automatic labeling mechanism.
In other words, the current model for Fabric is more governance-driven (metadata + processes) rather than fully automated classification and labeling.
Regards