Data Sharing copy and paste scenarios

Copy and paste between grouped and ungrouped apps

This table shows how the Copy Paste options work in different scenarios where the apps are secured with the same Copy Paste settings.

Copy Paste settings	Copy and paste between grouped and ungrouped apps
Block copy + Block paste	Allowed: Copy from a grouped app and paste into a grouped app Not allowed: Copy from a grouped app to an outside app Not allowed: Copy from an outside app to a grouped app Not allowed: Copy between apps that are not grouped
Block copy + Allow paste	Allowed: Copy from a grouped app and paste into a grouped app Not allowed: Copy from a grouped app to an outside app Not allowed: Copy from an ungrouped but protected app to a grouped app Not allowed: Copy between protected apps that are not grouped
Allow copy (Allow paste implied)	Allowed: Copy from a grouped app and paste into a grouped app Allowed: Copy from a grouped app to an outside app Allowed: Copy from an outside app to a grouped app Allowed: Copy between apps that are not grouped

Copy and paste between protected and unprotected apps

This table shows how the Copy Paste options work between an app secured with Copy Paste settings and an app not secured with Copy Paste settings. (This includes unprotected apps as well as apps secured with other policies, not including Data Sharing.)

Copy Paste settings

Copy and paste between protected and unprotected apps

App 1: Block copy +
Block paste

App 2: unprotected