Tenant · Unified Catalog · Data Map
Who sees what, and why.
Pick a person. Follow their permissions through the three places Purview grants access, and see exactly where each role is assigned.
Maya Chen · Sales operations
Business user
“I just want to find the right report and know I can trust it.”
Choose a persona
Maya Chen’s path through Purview
How far they can reach
All eight personas at a glance
| Persona | Tenant | Unified Catalog | Data Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business userMaya Chen, Sales operations | None | Global Catalog Reader | None |
| Data consumerDaniel Ortiz, Financial analyst | None | Global Catalog Reader | Data Reader |
| Data stewardPriya Nair, Finance data steward | None | Data Steward Governance Domain Reader | Data Curator |
| Data product ownerJames Okafor, Product lead, Treasury data | None | Data Product Owner | Data Reader |
| Domain ownerLaura Becker, Head of Finance data | None | Governance Domain Owner | None |
| Data quality leadTom Lindqvist, Data quality engineer | None | Data Quality Steward Data Profile Steward Data Health Reader | None |
| Data Map engineerAisha Rahman, Platform data engineer | None | Global Catalog Reader | Collection Admin Data Source Admin Data Curator |
| Governance adminKen Watanabe, Purview administrator | Data Governance | Governance Domain Creator | Domain Admin Collection Admin |
Sources
Role names reflect the Microsoft Purview portal as of November 2026, checked against Microsoft's documentation. Preview roles change, so confirm on Microsoft Learn before you assign roles in production. People and organisation are fictional; sample portraits from Unsplash.
- Data governance roles and permissions in Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Learn
- Roles and permissions in Unified Catalog, Microsoft Learn
- Manage data product access policies, Microsoft Learn
Assigning roles across many domains? Keystone Studio assigns Unified Catalog roles in bulk from a CSV, or we can set up the whole access model for you.
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