--- title: Sensitivity Label Publication Creation description: This guide will provide background information on how to publish a sensitivity label that will be available to apply to items that fall within the scope of the label. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/sensitivity-label-publication-creation#main-content) [![Sittadel-Logo-Icon-Slim-Large-Square-Green-Transparent copy](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Sittadel-Logo-Icon-Slim-Large-Square-Green-Transparent%20copy.png?width=55&height=55&name=Sittadel-Logo-Icon-Slim-Large-Square-Green-Transparent%20copy.png)](https://sittadel.com/) - [About Sittadel](https://sittadel.com/about/) - [Capabilities](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/microsoft-office365-azure-security/) Show submenu for Capabilities - [Microsoft Security Architecture](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/microsoft-office365-azure-security/) - [Detection & Response](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/managed-detection-and-response/) - [Employee Training](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/security-awareness-training/) - [Security Risk Advisors](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/virtual-information-security-officer/) - [Resources](https://sittadel.com/resources/) - [Knowledge Base](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About Sittadel](https://sittadel.com/about/) - [Capabilities](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/microsoft-office365-azure-security/) Show submenu for Capabilities - [Microsoft Security Architecture](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/microsoft-office365-azure-security/) - [Detection & Response](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/managed-detection-and-response/) - [Employee Training](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/security-awareness-training/) - [Security Risk Advisors](https://sittadel.com/capabilities/virtual-information-security-officer/) - [Resources](https://sittadel.com/resources/) - [Knowledge Base](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/) - [Get Sittadel](https://sittadel.com/start/) [Get Sittadel](https://sittadel.com/start/) Find answers to your security questions. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Navigate to the [Labels – Purview](https://purview.microsoft.com/informationprotection/informationprotectionlabels/sensitivitylabels) locate and select **Publish Labels**. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-44-25-6430-PM.png?width=670&height=328&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-44-25-6430-PM.png)** 2. Select **Choose Sensitivity Label to Publish,** locate the policy you wish to publish and select **Add**. Select **Next** to continue. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-46-22-8611-PM.png?width=670&height=329&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-46-22-8611-PM.png)** 3. Next you will configure the groups that will have access to use the sensitivity label. Select **Next** to proceed. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-47-37-1262-PM.png?width=670&height=329&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-47-37-1262-PM.png)** 4. A list of enforcement for policy settings will be listed, from mandatory reason for removal of a label to requiring users to apply labels to items. Specify the restrictiveness of the settings as you see fit and Select **Next** to continue. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-48-13-3177-PM.png?width=670&height=329&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-48-13-3177-PM.png)** 5. You will be able to apply a default label that will be enforced automatically to all documents. Select **Next** to proceed.![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-48-47-0507-PM.png?width=670&height=356&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-48-47-0507-PM.png) 6. You will be able to apply a default label that will be enforced automatically to all unlabeled emails, you will also be able to require users to apply a label before being able to proceed with sending items. Additionally, you can require that the email inherit a label from embedded attachments classification. Select **Next** to proceed. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-49-15-7175-PM.png?width=670&height=356&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-49-15-7175-PM.png) 7. You will be able to apply a default label that will be enforced automatically to all unlabeled calendar items, you will also be able to require users to apply a label before being able to proceed with sending items. Select **Next** to proceed. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-49-38-6768-PM.png?width=670&height=356&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-49-38-6768-PM.png) 8. You will be able to apply a default label that will be applied automatically to all new Power BI content. Select **Next** to proceed to revisions. ![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-09-3926-PM.png?width=670&height=356&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-09-3926-PM.png) 9. Once all of the settings are set, you will be asked to name the policy and provide a description of what the label is achieving. Select **Next** to proceed to revisions. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-30-8809-PM.png?width=670&height=356&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-30-8809-PM.png)** 10. At the revisions page, if you detect a discrepancy select the **Edit** button below the section that contains the incorrect information. If everything checks out, select **Submit** to finalize the creation process. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-42-0808-PM.png?width=670&height=329&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-50-42-0808-PM.png)** 11. A final prompt will display that the policy has been created and that it will take some time for the label to generate on the user application side. Select **Done** to finalize the creation process. **![](https://knowledge.sittadel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-51-14-3623-PM.png?width=670&height=329&name=image-png-Oct-16-2024-02-51-14-3623-PM.png)** ### Need Assistance? Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to discuss how a Sittadel cybersecurity analyst can assist in managing these tasks for you. New to our services? 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