Microsoft Purview · Tenant-Level Governance
Data Estate Insights Admins
Tenant-level role group providing admin access to all insights reports across platforms and providers in the classic Data Catalog.
Scope: Administrative access to all Data Estate Insights configuration and reporting
Permissions
- Full administrative access to Data Estate Insights
- Configure insights reports and dashboard settings
- Manage insights across all platforms and data providers
- Create custom insights reports and analytics
- Configure insights data retention and refresh schedules
- Manage insights access and sharing settings
- All Data Estate Insights Readers permissions
- Read Data Map objects and metadata
Common use cases
- Configuring enterprise-wide data governance dashboards
- Setting up automated insights reporting for stakeholders
- Customizing insights views for different audiences
- Managing insights infrastructure and performance
- Building custom analytics on data estate health
- Integrating insights with external reporting tools
Best practices
- Limit to 3-5 data governance analysts or administrators
- Document insights configuration and customizations
- Establish standard reporting cadence and distribution
- Coordinate with stakeholders on insights requirements
- Regular review of insights accuracy and relevance
- Use for continuous improvement of governance program
- Create role-specific views for different audiences
Security considerations
- Can configure insights visible to entire organization
- Configuration changes affect governance reporting accuracy
- Should coordinate with data governance leadership
- Monitor configuration changes through audit logs
- Cannot modify underlying catalog data - insights only