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Peter Rising
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Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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Configuring and using Activity explorer

Activity explorer is a feature available in the Data classification section of the Microsoft Purview compliance portal that allows administrators to monitor what is being done with their labeled content. Thirty days’ worth of content is stored in Activity explorer:

Figure 11.60: Activity explorer

Figure 11.60: Activity explorer

Activity explorer is part of the premium features of Microsoft Purview. The configuration steps are minimal and only relate to the available licensing you have in your tenant. Each Microsoft 365 account that accesses and uses data classification features such as Activity explorer needs to have one of the following licenses assigned:

  • Microsoft 365 (E5)
  • Office 365 (E5)
  • Advanced Compliance (E5) add-on
  • Advanced Threat Intelligence (E5) add-on
  • Microsoft 365 E5/A5 Info Protection & Governance
  • Microsoft 365 E5/A5 Compliance

Further, to use Activity explorer, you must be assigned one...

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Peter Rising has over 25 years' experience in IT. He has worked for several IT solutions providers and private organizations in a variety of technical and leadership roles, with a focus on Microsoft technologies. Since 2014, Peter has specialized in the Microsoft 365 platform, focusing most recently on security and compliance in his role as a Consulting Services Manager for Insight. Peter is heavily involved in the wider Microsoft community and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP. He holds several Microsoft certifications, including MCSE: Productivity; Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert; and Microsoft 365: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
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