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Purview Retention Permission Check Skipped
Medium Severity Microsoft 365 security check in the Purview retention domain.
Purview retention label checks were skipped because the scanning credential lacks a required directory role or the RecordsManagement.Read.All permission. The scanning credential does not hold one of the required directory roles for reading Purview retention labels, or the application does not have the RecordsManagement.Read.All permission consented. Siemserva runs this check automatically across your tenant and maps every finding to the compliance frameworks below.
Check summary
What this check verifies
Purview retention label checks were skipped because the scanning credential lacks a required directory role or the RecordsManagement.Read.All permission.
Why it matters
The scanning credential does not hold one of the required directory roles for reading Purview retention labels, or the application does not have the RecordsManagement.Read.All permission consented.
How to fix it
Without these, retention label checks cannot be executed and findings for this area will be absent from the report.
Siemserva flags every tenant where this check fails and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI remediation, can propose a validated fix you approve before it applies.
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Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Compliance framework mappings
Findings from this check serve as evidence for:
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Common questions
What does the Purview Retention Permission Check Skipped check verify?
Purview retention label checks were skipped because the scanning credential lacks a required directory role or the RecordsManagement.Read.All permission. It is a Medium Severity check in the Purview retention domain, one of the 650+ checks Siemserva runs across Microsoft 365, Intune, Defender, and Entra ID.
How do I fix a Purview Retention Permission Check Skipped finding?
Without these, retention label checks cannot be executed and findings for this area will be absent from the report. Siemserva ranks the finding by Severity and, with Senserva Trustworthy AI, can propose a validated, approve-before-apply configuration fix.
Which compliance frameworks does this check evidence?
Findings from this check map to MCSB, NIST, SOC2, HIPAA, and MCSB controls DP-2, DP-6. That mapping is what turns a scan finding into audit evidence.
Can I ask my own AI about this check?
Yes. This page includes a free copy-paste AI prompt carrying the check's facts: what it verifies, the risk, the remediation, and the framework mappings. Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; cite-worthy detail without giving an AI access to your tenant.
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