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Set-SensitiveInformationScan

Exchange Online ExchangeOnlineManagement Set-*

For more information, see Security & Compliance PowerShell. Use the Set-SensitiveInformationScan cmdlet to modify on-demand classification scans.

Quick start script

# Set-SensitiveInformationScan — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-ExchangeOnline -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -AppId $appId -Organization $org

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-SensitiveInformationScan
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
Set-SensitiveInformationScan -Identity <PolicyIdParameter> -WhatIf
Set-SensitiveInformationScan -Identity <PolicyIdParameter>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-SensitiveInformationScan
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

Set-SensitiveInformationScan [-Identity] <PolicyIdParameter>
 [-AddEndpointDlpLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddEndpointDlpLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddExchangeLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddOneDriveLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddOneDriveLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddSharePointLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddSharePointLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddTeamsLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-AddTeamsLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-CancelScan <Boolean>]
 [-Comment <String>]
 [-Confirm]
 [-ExceptIfOneDriveSharedBy <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-ExceptIfOneDriveSharedByMemberOf <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-ExchangeSender <SmtpAddress[]>]
 [-ExchangeSenderException <SmtpAddress[]>]
 [-ExchangeSenderMemberOf <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-ExchangeSenderMemberOfException <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-Mode <PolicyMode>]
 [-OneDriveSharedBy <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-OneDriveSharedByMemberOf <RecipientIdParameter[]>]
 [-PolicyRBACScopes <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveEndpointDlpLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveEndpointDlpLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveExchangeLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveOneDriveLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveOneDriveLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveSharePointLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveSharePointLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveTeamsLocation <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-RemoveTeamsLocationException <MultiValuedProperty>]
 [-StartImpactAssessment <Boolean>]
 [-StopImpactAssessmentAndStartClassification <Boolean>]
 [-WhatIf]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (35)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Identity	PolicyIdParameter	yes	The Identity parameter specifies the sensitive information scan that you want to modify. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the scan. For example:
-AddEndpointDlpLocation	MultiValuedProperty		Note: This parameter requires membership in the Compliance Administrator or Compliance Data Administrator roles in Microsoft Entra ID.
-AddEndpointDlpLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		Note: This parameter requires membership in the Compliance Administrator or Compliance Data Administrator roles in Microsoft Entra ID.
-AddExchangeLocation	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-AddOneDriveLocation	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-AddOneDriveLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-AddSharePointLocation	MultiValuedProperty		The AddSharePointLocation parameter specifies the SharePoint sites to add to the list of included sites if you used the value All for the SharePointLocation parameter. You identify the site by its URL value.
-AddSharePointLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		The AddSharePointLocationException parameter specifies the SharePoint sites to add to the list of excluded sites if you used the value All for the SharePointLocation parameter. You identify the site by its URL value.
-AddTeamsLocation	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-AddTeamsLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-CancelScan	Boolean		The CancelScan parameter specifies whether to cancel an active scan in the classification stage. Valid values are:
-Comment	String		The Comment parameter specifies an optional comment. If you specify a value that contains spaces, enclose the value in quotation marks ("), for example: "This is an admin note".
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on whether the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.
-ExceptIfOneDriveSharedBy	RecipientIdParameter[]		The ExceptIfOneDriveSharedBy parameter specifies the users to exclude from the scan (the sites of the OneDrive user accounts are included in the scan). You identify the users by UPN (`laura@contoso.onmicrosoft.com`).
-ExceptIfOneDriveSharedByMemberOf	RecipientIdParameter[]		The ExceptIfOneDriveSharedByMemberOf parameter specifies the distribution groups or mail-enabled security groups to exclude from the scan (the OneDrive sites of group members are excluded from the scan). You identify...
-ExchangeSender	SmtpAddress[]		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-ExchangeSenderException	SmtpAddress[]		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-ExchangeSenderMemberOf	RecipientIdParameter[]		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-ExchangeSenderMemberOfException	RecipientIdParameter[]		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-Mode	PolicyMode		The Mode parameter specifies the scan mode. Valid values are:
-OneDriveSharedBy	RecipientIdParameter[]		The OneDriveSharedBy parameter specifies the users to include in the DLP scan (the sites of the OneDrive user accounts are included in the scan). You identify the users by UPN (`laura@contoso.onmicrosoft.com`).
-OneDriveSharedByMemberOf	RecipientIdParameter[]		The OneDriveSharedByMemberOf parameter specifies the distribution groups or mail-enabled security groups to include in the DLP scan (the OneDrive sites of group members are included in the scan). You identify the...
-PolicyRBACScopes	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-RemoveEndpointDlpLocation	MultiValuedProperty		Note: This parameter requires membership in the Compliance Administrator or Compliance Data Administrator roles in Microsoft Entra ID.
-RemoveEndpointDlpLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		Note: This parameter requires membership in the Compliance Administrator or Compliance Data Administrator roles in Microsoft Entra ID.
-RemoveExchangeLocation	MultiValuedProperty		The RemoveExchangeLocation parameter removes email messages from the scan if they're already included. The valid value for this parameter is All.
-RemoveOneDriveLocation	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-RemoveOneDriveLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-RemoveSharePointLocation	MultiValuedProperty		The RemoveSharePointLocation parameter specifies the SharePoint sites to remove from the list of included sites if you used the value All for the SharePointLocation parameter. You specify the site by its URL value.
-RemoveSharePointLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		The RemoveSharePointLocationException parameter specifies the SharePoint sites to remove from the list of excluded sites if you used the value All for the SharePointLocation parameter. You specify the site by its URL value.
-RemoveTeamsLocation	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-RemoveTeamsLocationException	MultiValuedProperty		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-StartImpactAssessment	Boolean		The StartImpactAssessment parameter specifies whether to start cost estimation for on-demand classification scans. Valid values are:
-StopImpactAssessmentAndStartClassification	Boolean		The StopImpactAssessmentAndStartClassification specifies whether to stop cost estimation and start classification for devices where estimation completed successfully. Valid values are:
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		The WhatIf switch doesn't work in Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Reference facts derived from Microsoft documentation, © Microsoft, licensed CC BY 4.0; restructured with original guidance by serv365.ai.