Problem Statement Mass applying sensitivity labels programmatically using Microsoft Information Protection SDK (MIP SDK) or PowerShell, the sensitivity label column appears blank in the document library UI, even though the metadata value is correctly set in the backend. This is a display refresh issue where the applied sensitivity labels has not synced to the SharePoint metadata. Root Cause When sensitivity labels are applied programmatically (via PowerShell, Graph API, or migration tools), the metadata is present in the file but not displayed in the interface.

Introduction During a recent community discussion, Suhail Sayed presented an interesting challenge that many organizations face during SharePoint tenant migrations. The problem? Converting sharing links to their canonical URLs when documents are migrated between tenants. The Challenge When migrating SharePoint documents from one tenant to another, organizations often encounter a specific issue with document references: The Problem Scenario: Source tenant: Documents contain reference links to other documents Migration requirement: Update these links to reflect the new tenant Complication: Links were created using the Share option, not the Copy Link option Why This Matters: When you generate a link using SharePoint’s Share function, it creates a unique link with a randomly generated ID that redirects to the correct canonical URL.