Data Mapping Automation - October 16, 2026 - 202610.1.0

General Availability

Table Enhancements for Data Mapping Automation

Tables and table functionalities have been upgraded to improve usability, accessibility, and customization, including resizable columns, more records per view, clearer row actions, and more. These updates are designed to provide a consistent and improved user experience, helping users work more efficiently with data and tailor their experience to their specific needs. Tables have been updated on the following screens:

  • Assessments tab of the Projects > Inventory details screen

  • Assessments tab of the Relationship details screen

  • The following screens within the Inventory manager:

    • Inventory attribute lists

    • Personal data configuration attribute lists

    • Data element details screen when viewing discovery metadata for Data element attributes

    • Options tab of the Inventory manager screen for inventory attributes

For more information, see Table Enhancements Across the OneTrust Platform and Table Enhancements User Guide.

Fixed

  • Resolved an issue that caused duplicate relationships to be created between Projects, Assets, and Vendors when an assessment was reopened and resubmitted.

  • Resolved an issue that prevented users from finishing an assessment review, due to duplicate email addresses displaying in a user attribute question.

  • Resolved an issue that caused numeric values to display in assessment PDF reports instead of the configured display labels for numeric selection attributes.

  • Resolved an issue that caused users to be incorrectly redirected to Data Mapping Automation when launching an assessment from a global search result, instead of IT Risk Management.

  • Resolved an issue that prevented system user type attributes, such as Internal Owner, from adhering to the email attribute display setting in the Vendor details screens.

  • Resolved an issue that prevented the Allow others checkbox from displaying for existing single-select project attributes.

  • Resolved an issue that caused the Vendors screen to fail to load and instead display a loading spinner when updating multiple records.

  • Resolved an issue that prevented users from being able to resize the Managing organization column on the Processing activities screen.

  • Resolved an issue that prevented users with read-only access from copying Processing activity records in attribute-based access control (ABAC)-enabled tenants.

  • Resolved an issue that caused related records to display in a single cell rather than in separate rows in column reports.

Existing Public Preview Features

Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) Phase 1

Introducing Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), a new access-control model that brings record-level access management to the OneTrust Platform as part of ABAC Phase 1: Foundations. ABAC complements the platform's existing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) model by using assignments through sharing, attributes, or workflows to determine which records users can access and what permissions they have on those records. This feature introduces assignment-based permissions, sharing and access management, and record-level auditing, helping organizations implement least-privileged access, improve governance, and simplify collaboration across teams and workflows.

For more information, see Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) Phase 1: Foundations in the Settings & Administration release notes. This feature is related to the following ideas: PLTI-I-638 and GCIA-I-918.

Note:

ABAC is being introduced through a phased rollout that begins with ABAC Phase 1: Foundations, available in Public Preview as part of OneTrust 202608.1.0 for supported objects across Privacy Automation.

For more information, see Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) User Guide and Managing Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) for Privacy Automation.

Legacy Sharing vs ABAC Sharing

OneTrust is planning to transition customers from the legacy sharing experience to Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) sharing for Inventory objects. ABAC provides a more consistent and scalable access model, supports Assets, Processing Activities, Entities, Vendors, and Projects, and offers more advanced access-control options. 

If your tenant currently uses Legacy Share, your existing sharing configuration will continue to work until you are ready to transition. The migration is not automatic, and Legacy Share continues to take precedence for Inventory objects where both sharing models are available. Review your current sharing setup and discuss readiness with your stakeholders; when you are ready, contact your Customer Success Manager or support representative to coordinate the migration.

Restore Deleted Inventory Records

Restore deleted inventory items directly with the Inventory Restore Feature. Users can restore a single record or multiple records at once with bulk restore. When a record is recovered, the inventory item and supported associated data are also restored. This enhancement reduces the need for manual support intervention and helps teams recover records faster.

For more information, see Restoring Deleted Inventory Records.

Enhanced Data Graph Visualizations

View relationships between projects, data sets, and models in the data graph in addition to inventory records. This enhancement provides a clear visualization of how objects relate to each other and to inventory records throughout your data map.

For more information, see Creating and Managing Contextual Relationships.

Inventory Review | Available with Solution Packaging Only

Gain essential visibility into the flow of newly added and updated inventory records so you can better investigate risks, promote compliance, and enhance efficiency concerning your data map. This review experience allows you to manage pending inventory records that are created by several methods and review inventory records with new or updated data elements.

For more information, see Inventory Review & Automation Feature Guide.

Permissions

Things to Know

  • <EMPTY> Tag when Bulk Importing Inventory Relationships

    If you want to clear a field when updating inventory relationships via bulk import, you must now add an <EMPTY> tag to the field. Deleting an entry and leaving the field blank will not overwrite existing data.

    For more information, see Using Bulk Update Templates.

  • The record-level Attachments tab has been consolidated and renamed to Documents across all inventory types.

  • A new email template is now available via Email branding and templates. The Project rules custom notification template can be used to trigger email notifications for Projects.

  • About Known Defects

    Issues that may impact our customers are documented in our Known Defects Database located here with approved workarounds and targeted releases for resolving the issue.