Overview
If you perform a Content Search in the Office 365 Security & Compliance Center, to be able to preview and export the search results you need to be assigned eDiscovery permissions.
If you don’t have these permissions, you’ll get the following errors.
“Error: You can’t preview search results because you’re not assigned the Preview role. If you’re a member of the Organization Management role group, you can go to the Permissions page and add yourself as a member of the eDiscovery Manager role group. Otherwise, contact your admin.”
“Error: You can’t export search results because you’re not assigned the Export role. If you’re a member of the Organization Management role group, you can go to the Permissions page and add yourself as a member of the eDiscovery Manager role group. Otherwise, contact your admin.”
Assigning the eDiscovery Manager permission
To perform this task you need to be a member of the Organization Management role, or be assigned the Role Management role.
From the left pane, click Permissions. Then click on eDiscovery Manager.
On the eDiscovery Manager flyout page, click Edit role group.
Click Choose eDiscovery Manager.
Search for the relevant user (or select multiple users). Click Add.
Note mail-enabled security groups can only be added using PowerShell.
The user has been assigned the eDiscovery Manager permission. Click Done.
