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Boofy
Jan 20, 2026Copper Contributor
Justification not triggered when downgrading between sublabels under same parent label
Hi all, I am looking for confirmation of expected behaviour with Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels and justification. We have justification enabled in our sensitivity label policy. When a user c...
nikkichapple
Feb 06, 2026MVP
Moving between two sub‑labels under the same parent label is not considered a downgrade. It is treated as a lateral move because the parent label’s sensitivity level remains unchanged. This applies to both the current (parent sensitivity label) schema and the new modern (label groups) schema. See Learn about sensitivity labels | Microsoft Learn