What’s changing

Admins tin create classification labels for users to use to files successful Google Drive. These classification labels are useful for galore communal workplace scenarios, including records management, classification, system finding, reporting, auditing, and more. 

To amended granularity successful enabling & governing labels, we are replacing and improving nan existing “Labels” mounting wrong Apps > Google Workspace > Drive & Docs and adding label-level exertion toggles to nan Label Manager tool. 

Classification labels tin beryllium applied to a Workspace exertion erstwhile it's selected during nan setup process. A fastener icon will beryllium displayed successful statement pinch nan exertion toggle erstwhile nan explanation is referenced by a policy, specified arsenic a DLP rule. To region each rules that reference a circumstantial label, spell to nan Data protection conception of nan Admin console > Security > Access and information control. 

The progressive labels successful your Workspace domain will proceed to usability and will beryllium auto-enabled for Drive & Doc arsenic a consequence of this update.
 

Getting started 

  • Admins: To begin, turn connected Drive labels for your organization. To create a label, spell to nan Label Manager astatine https://drive.google.com/labels > prime “New Label” aliases edit an existing explanation by selecting it wrong Label Manager. Visit nan Help Center to study much astir creating Drive labels for your organization. 
    • Note: Labels tin beryllium viewed by immoderate admin successful your statement pinch nan Manage Labels privilege. They could besides beryllium visible to everyone successful your statement if nan label's permissions are group that way. 
  • End users: Visit this Help Center article to study astir how to use labels that person been group up for your domain.

Rollout pace

  • This characteristic is disposable now 

Availability 

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Business Standard, Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard, Plus 
  • Essentials Starter, Enterprise Essentials, Enterprise Essentials Plus 
  • Education Standard, Plus 
  • Frontline Starter, Standard

Resources 

  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Create Drive labels for your organization 
  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Manage Labels privilege
  • Google Help: Apply labels to files successful Google Drive