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Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations

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Module:
SQLServer

Get recommended sensitivity labels and information types for columns in the database.

Syntax

Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations
   [-SuppressProviderContextWarning]
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations
   -ConnectionString <String>
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations
   -ServerInstance <PSObject>
   -DatabaseName <String>
   [-Credential <PSCredential>]
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations
   -Path <String>
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations
   -InputObject <Database>
   [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations gets the recommended sensitivity labels and information types for columns in the database. The cmdlet does not return values for columns that already have sensitivity label or information type defined.

The sensitivity labels and information types of columns can be viewed using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) release 17.5 and above, the Extended Properties catalog view, or the Get-SqlSensitivityClassification cmdlet.

The sensitivity labels and information types of columns can be set using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) release 17.5 and above, or with the Set-SqlSensitivityClassification cmdlet.

Module requirements: version 21+ on PowerShell 5.1; version 22+ on PowerShell 7.x.

Examples

Example 1: Get information type and sensitivity label recommendations for database using Windows authentication

PS C:\> Get-SqlSensitivityRecommendations -ServerInstance "MyComputer\MainInstance" -Database "myDatabase"

Column                               InformationType SensitivityLabel    SensitivityRank
------                               --------------- ----------------    ---------------
Sales.Customers.email                Contact Info    Confidential        Medium
Sales.Customers.first_name           Name            Confidential - GDPR Medium
Sales.Customers.ip_address           Networking      Confidential        Medium
Sales.Customers.last_name            Name            Confidential - GDPR Medium
Sales.Orders.AccountNumber           Financial       Confidential        Medium
Sales.Orders.CreditCardApprovalCode  Credit Card     Confidential        Medium
Sales.Orders.CreditCardID            Credit Card     Confidential        Medium
Sales.Orders.CurrencyRateID          Financial       Confidential        Medium

Get the recommended information type and sensitivity label for columns in myDatabase. The cmdlet will return columns for which the classification algorithm was able to match the column to an information type. Columns that already have an information type or a sensitivity label are not returned by this cmdlet.

Parameters

-ConnectionString

Specifies a connection string to connect to the database. If this parameter is present, other connection parameters will be ignored

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Credential

Specifies a credential used to connect to the database.

Type:PSCredential
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DatabaseName

Specifies the name of a database. This cmdlet connects to this database in the instance that is specified in the ServerInstance parameter.

If the DatabaseName parameter is not specified, the database that is used depends on whether the current path specifies both the SQLSERVER:\SQL folder and a database name. If the path specifies both the SQL folder and a database name, this cmdlet connects to the database that is specified in the path.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-InputObject

Specifies a SQL Server Management Object (SMO) that represent the database that this cmdlet uses.

Type:Database
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Path

Specifies the path to the instance of SQL Server on which this cmdlet runs the operation. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the cmdlet uses the current working location.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ProgressAction

Determines how PowerShell responds to progress updates generated by a script, cmdlet, or provider, such as the progress bars generated by the Write-Progress cmdlet. The Write-Progress cmdlet creates progress bars that show a command's status.

Type:ActionPreference
Aliases:proga
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-ServerInstance

Specifieseither the name of the server instance (a string) or SQL Server Management Objects (SMO) object that specifies the name of an instance of the Database Engine. For default instances, only specify the computer name: MyComputer. For named instances, use the format ComputerName\InstanceName.

Type:PSObject
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-SuppressProviderContextWarning

Indicates that this cmdlet suppresses the warning that this cmdlet has used in the database context from the current SQLSERVER:\SQL path setting to establish the database context for the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Database

Outputs

System.Object