Microsoft Purview · Tenant-Level Governance

Data Governance (role group)

Tenant-level role group that grants access to data governance roles and delegates permissions for Governance Domain Creators in Unified Catalog.

Scope: Tenant-level role group enabling catalog-level role assignments

Permissions

  • Grants access to assign data governance roles within Microsoft Purview
  • Enables delegation of Governance Domain Creator role in Unified Catalog
  • Provides foundation for catalog-level permission management
  • Required prerequisite for assigning catalog-level roles
  • Access to Unified Catalog role and permission management
  • Ability to configure governance domain structures and hierarchies

Common use cases

  • Enabling data governance administrators to assign Unified Catalog roles
  • Delegating Governance Domain Creator permissions to business units
  • Setting up federated data governance model across organization
  • Managing Unified Catalog role assignments for data stewards
  • Implementing data governance hierarchy and domain structure
  • Coordinating between IT governance and business domain ownership

Best practices

  • Assign to Data Governance Officers or Chief Data Officers
  • Limit to 3-5 people responsible for governance program oversight
  • Use to delegate Governance Domain Creator role to business domain owners
  • Coordinate with Purview Administrators on overall governance strategy
  • Document governance domain structure before assigning role
  • Regular review of who has catalog-level role assignment authority
  • Establish clear policies for governance domain creation and management

Security considerations

  • Required to assign powerful catalog-level roles like Governance Domain Creator
  • Controls who can delegate data governance responsibilities
  • Should be limited to data governance program leaders
  • Does not grant direct access to data - only permission management
  • Coordinate with IT Security on role assignment policies

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