Assigning permissions for non-IT users to Microsoft Purview

Assigning appropriate permissions to non-IT users in Microsoft Purview ensures that they can access necessary compliance and security features without compromising overall system security. Role-based access control (RBAC) allows you to assign specific roles to users based on their job functions, enabling them to perform tasks related to compliance and security effectively.

In this recipe, we will assign the Compliance Manager Reader role to a user so that they will have read-only access to the organization’s compliance score and its related factors via Compliance Manager.

Tip

While we are focusing on a specific role within Microsoft Purview, keep in mind the steps are similar for other roles that grant limited access to other Microsoft Purview solutions.

Getting ready

Ensure you have Global Administrator permissions. Identify the specific roles and permissions required by non-IT users to perform their...