Microsoft Purview · Data Map Collections
Domain Admin
Domain-level role to assign permissions within a domain and manage its resources, collections, and role assignments.
Scope: Domain-level administrative access limited to assigned domain(s)
Permissions
- Assign permissions within a specific domain
- Manage domain resources including collections and data sources
- Create and manage collections within the domain
- Assign Collection Admins, Data Curators, Data Readers within domain
- Register and manage data sources within domain scope
- Configure domain-level access controls and permission inheritance
- Manage domain metadata and organizational structure
Common use cases
- Managing data governance for specific business unit or department domain
- Delegating collection administration to regional or functional teams
- Implementing domain-specific data classification and tagging standards
- Coordinating data source registration for business unit data estate
- Managing access control for division-specific data assets
- Aligning data governance with organizational structure (Finance, HR, Sales domains)
Best practices
- Assign to business unit leaders or data owners responsible for domain
- Limit to 2-5 people per domain to maintain clear accountability
- Delegate Collection Admin role within domain for operational tasks
- Document domain purpose, scope, and ownership clearly
- Regular review of collection structure within domain
- Coordinate with other Domain Admins on cross-domain data sharing
- Establish consistent naming conventions for collections within domain
- Use permission inheritance judiciously - restrict when needed for security
Security considerations
- Full administrative control within assigned domain(s)
- Can modify all collections and role assignments in domain
- Should coordinate with security team on sensitive data domains
- Permission inheritance settings affect all subcollections
- Changes to domain permissions can impact large numbers of users
- Monitor for inappropriate role assignments or collection modifications