Microsoft Purview Administrators

Learn how to configure, operate and support Microsoft Purview across permissions, sources, scans, collections and governance capabilities.

Your Learning Journey

Microsoft Purview Administrators configure and operate the platform capabilities that allow governance teams, owners, stewards and consumers to work effectively.

This learning journey covers the practical administration of Microsoft Purview, including role-based access, collections, source registration, scanning, connections, configuration, operational support and the controls needed to run Purview sustainably.

What federated governance gives you

Platform and Purview Administrators operate the service, permissions, scans, health and configuration. The federated model provides clear business priorities and an operating model so platform configuration serves governance outcomes rather than becoming configuration for its own sake.

Start Here

Begin with the core concepts, roles and responsibilities that shape this Microsoft Purview learning journey.

Microsoft Purview Administrators — Role & Responsibilities

Understand what Microsoft Purview Administrators are responsible for and how their permissions differ from governance, source and Data Map roles.

Federated Data Governance

A Data SkyLab Studio framework for federated, outcome-led Data Governance: domain ownership, enterprise guardrails, Data Products, governed self-service and measurable value.

Discover

Explore the Microsoft Purview structures, information and capabilities most relevant to this role.

Understanding the Microsoft Purview Permission Model

Learn how tenant-level roles, Unified Catalog permissions and Data Map domain or collection permissions work together in Microsoft Purview.

Data Map Domains, Collections and Permission Inheritance

Understand how Data Map domains and collections organise sources and assets while providing hierarchical access-control boundaries.

Federated Governance Operating Model

Understand central, domain and shared decision rights in a federated governance operating model, including how Governance Domain design should follow ownership policy.

Understand

Build practical understanding of the tasks, decisions and governance responsibilities this role performs in Microsoft Purview.

Role Assignment and Least Privilege

Learn how to delegate Microsoft Purview roles at the correct scope while avoiding unnecessary tenant, domain or collection-level permissions.

Creating, Scheduling and Monitoring Data Map Scans

Learn the operational lifecycle of Microsoft Purview Data Map scans from configuration through scheduling, monitoring and troubleshooting.

Authentication, Managed Identity and Integration Runtime

Understand the authentication and connectivity choices that allow Microsoft Purview to reach and scan technical data sources securely.

Governance Domains, Administration and Data Estate Mappings

Understand the administrator’s role in Governance Domains and how Data Estate mappings connect business governance boundaries to Data Map collections.

Source and Scan Administration — Shared Responsibility

Understand how Purview Administrators, Data Source Administrators and Data Custodians divide responsibility for registered sources and scanning operations.

Microsoft Purview Alignment for Federated Governance

Map the federated governance operating model to Microsoft Purview Governance Domains, Data Products, glossary terms, OKRs, CDEs, Data Quality, health controls, access and Data Map.

Learning with Data SkyLab Studio

Follow practical Microsoft Purview and Data Governance learning from Data SkyLab Studio on YouTube.