Applies to: Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Online

Topic Last Modified: 2012-06-12

Use the Get-DataClassification cmdlet to view the data classifications in your organization.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Syntax.

Syntax

Get-DataClassification [-ClassificationRuleCollectionIdentity <ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter>] <COMMON PARAMETERS>
Get-DataClassification [-Identity <DataClassificationIdParameter>] <COMMON PARAMETERS>
COMMON PARAMETERS: [-DomainController <Fqdn>] [-Organization <OrganizationIdParameter>]

Examples

Example 1

This example returns a summary list of all data classifications in the organization.

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Get-DataClassification

Example 2

This example returns details of the data classification named SWIFT Code.

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Get-DataClassification "SWIFT Code" | Format-List

Detailed Description

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although all parameters for this cmdlet are listed in this topic, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To see what permissions you need, see the "Data loss prevention (DLP)" entry in the Messaging Policy and Compliance Permissions topic.

Parameters

Parameter Required Type Description

ClassificationRuleCollectionIdentity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.ClassificationDefinitions.ClassificationRuleCollectionIdParameter

The ClassificationRuleCollectionIdentity parameter filters the results by classification rule collection. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the collection. For example, you can use the name or distinguished name (DN) of the classification rule collection.

DomainController

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Data.Fqdn

The DomainController parameter specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain controller that retrieves data from Active Directory.

Identity

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Management.ClassificationDefinitions.DataClassificationIdParameter

The Identity parameter specifies the data classification you want to view. You can use any value that uniquely identifies the data classification. For example, you can use the name or GUID of the data classification.

Organization

Optional

Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.OrganizationIdParameter

The Organization parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.

Input Types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t accept input data.

Return Types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn’t return data.