You receive the error message “Your organization’s data cannot be pasted here.”You will receive this message when you try to replicate corporate content/data from Outlook or other managed apps to any other app installed on your Windows 11, Windows 10, iOS, or Android smartphone. This article offers the best answers to the problem.
This error notification occurs because of the unique Microsoft Intune Policy Management (MIPM) feature. This prevents users from copying data to an unauthorized application on the same device for security purposes.
This means that Microsoft Intune does not recognize the application that you are trying to replicate. However, the problem may occur when copying data to an authorized application in certain cases. In this situation, the issue might be caused by an outdated version of Outlook or Office on your computer.
What does “your organization’s data cannot be inserted here”mean?
The Microsoft Intune policy control that restricts or blocks cut, copy, and paste from the Outlook app to unauthorized apps on your smartphone or device is called “Your organization’s data can’t be pasted here.”
Copying and pasting will be prohibited in the application where you want to paste the material due to an error message. It won’t be pasted until Intune disables copy and paste to allow copy and paste into third party apps.
You must set the appropriate policy to allow cut, copy, and paste of selected other apps on your device on Windows and Mac to prevent Microsoft Intune from copying and pasting to other apps.
- Go to Home > Microsoft Intune > Client Applications.
- App protection policies > Intune App Protection > Properties > Update policy to change the Intune policy.
- Enable Microsoft Outlook copy and paste to override the organization’s data policy.
Causes of the “Your organization’s data cannot be inserted here”error
Here are a few reasons why your organization’s data cannot be inserted here.
- Intune is blocked. Cutting, copying, and pasting between Intune apps and other apps on your smartphone is prohibited or blocked by this setting.
- Policy-controlled applications: This setting allows cut, copy, and paste operations between this application and other policy-controlled applications.
- Policy Driven by Paste: This feature allows you to copy and paste between an app and other policy-driven apps, and paste data from other apps into that.
- Any Application: Cut, copy and paste from and to any application is absolutely unlimited.
Troubleshooting “Your organization’s data cannot be pasted here”
- Recreate Office Document (applicable to Excel)
- Update your office suite manually
- Edit Intune app protection policy
- Edit and save the file
- Outlook conditions in Intune
- Contact your IT administrator
- Long press on the screen
1. Recreate an Office document (applicable to Excel)
Since this entails recreating the Office document, in this example Microsoft Excel, this is more of a workaround than a solution. Follow these steps:
- Make a new document.
- Select a cell and color or edit it.
- Make a copy of the file and save it to your OneDrive for Business folder.
- You can then copy and paste the data from your company into the spreadsheet.
2. Update Office manually
You may have an outdated version of Outlook or Office installed on your device. To eliminate this possibility, you can manually update Office on a Windows 11/10 PC and an iOS or Android device.
- Open any Microsoft Office application such as Word, PowerPoint, or Excel.
- Move the mouse cursor to the “File”menu.
- Select “Account”from the drop-down menu.
- The Update Options field is located under the Account Management section.
- To see a list of possibilities, click the drop-down arrow in the box.
- Select Update Now from the dropdown menu.
- Office will be forced to download and install new available updates due to the action being performed.
3. Edit the Intune app data protection policy.
Follow these steps to fix the Microsoft Intune issue that prevents you from cutting, copying, or pasting data from the Outlook app to another app on your device.
To change the app data protection policy in Intune, follow these steps:
- Go to the Microsoft Intune Dashboard and sign in with your account.
- On the left side of the toolbar, select Client Applications.
- Navigate to Application Protection Policies in the left pane of the Client Applications screen.
- To install a new policy, click the New Policy button, or in the list of policies, click the policy you want to change.
- If you are developing a new policy, you will need to provide additional information, such as the platform.
- You can find this feature in Settings > Data Protection > Data Transfer.
- Modify the “Restrict cutting, copying, and pasting between other applications”policy in the “Data Transfer”section to suit your needs.
- Click OK to save the policy.
- After that, depending on how you updated your policy configuration, you should now be allowed to copy data between apps.
- If you create a new policy in Microsoft Intune, you must assign it to the appropriate groups.
- Also, if you’re still having trouble moving data between protected apps, make sure the app is up to date.
4. Edit and save the file
Create a new file and make some changes to it. Start with a blank Excel spreadsheet, enter text into one of the cells, and then fill in the gaps. Then use the back arrow to return to the previous screen. Select “Yes”when prompted if you want to save the file.
- If you’re starting a new Excel spreadsheet, type something into one of the cells and then color it in.
- After that, click the back arrow. Select Yes when prompted to save the file.
- See if you can now insert your company data into the file you just saved.
- Close the file, exit the application, and wait thirty seconds if the problem persists. Try inserting your data into the problematic file.
- Try copying data from another Office application if this issue occurs in one of your Office applications. Copy the data from Word to Outlook and see if it’s pasted correctly.
5. Outlook conditions in Intune
The following are situations in which Intune cannot cut, copy, or paste data from your Outlook account into another program.
- This setting prevents cut, copy, and paste between Intune and other apps on your smartphone.
- This setting allows you to cut, copy, and paste data between this application and other policy-controlled applications.
- Paste: With this capability, you can copy and paste between an app and other policy-driven apps, and paste data from other apps into it.
- Any application: Cut, copy and paste are completely unlimited from and to any program.
- Listed here are Intune features that prevent you from copying and pasting data in Microsoft Outlook.
- Some people use Microsoft Outlook to take screenshots, but the instructions below will show you how to fix your company data that isn’t pasted here.
6. Contact your IT administrator
If the “Restrict cut, copy, and paste among other apps”policy in Microsoft Intune policy management is set to “Block”, users will not be able to copy data between apps.
- Protected apps are not affected and you can freely copy data between them on your smartphone.
- MIPM allows applications to be reconfigured, allowing some applications to cut, copy, and paste content from managed applications.
- Paste into other apps on your device without seeing the “Your organization’s data cannot be pasted here”error notification.
- To get started, go to the Microsoft Intune Dashboard.
- Go to the “Client Applications”section.
- You can select application protection policies.
- Make a note of the existing policy settings.
- First, go to the “Data Transfer”section.
- To allow users to copy and paste data between different applications, change the settings in the Restrict cut, copy, and paste between other applications section.
7. Long press on the screen
If you are using Android and are experiencing this issue, press and hold the area of the screen where you want to paste the data and select Paste. You should be able to copy and paste information.
- The “Your data cannot be pasted here”message is usually a simple recommendation from Gboard if you’re using Google Keyboard.
- The problem should be solved with a long press on the screen.
Conclusion
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based mobile device management solution that is part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager. Its main goal is to provide a unified endpoint administration experience.
When you try to copy data from Outlook to any other application on your device, you will receive a “Your organization’s data cannot be pasted here”error. Follow all the solutions given in this article and check which one will help you solve this problem in the shortest time.
FAQ
How to get around “Your organization’s data could not be pasted”here?
You can find this feature in Settings > Data Protection > Data Transfer. If necessary, change the “Restrict cutting, copying, and pasting between other applications”policy in the “Data transfer”section. Click OK to save the policy.
What does the phrase “Your organization’s data cannot be inserted here”mean?
If you’re experiencing this error, it means you’ve tried to copy data from Outlook or another managed app to another app on your device. You will most likely receive an error notification when copying material into an unauthorized application.
What is the purpose of Intune?
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM) service. You have full control over how your company’s devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops are used. You can also set up custom policies to control applications.
Why did the company choose to use Microsoft Intune?
Employees in your company can also use their devices for school or work with Intune. Intune helps keep your organization’s data secure on personal devices by isolating organization data from personal information. The Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) solution includes Intune.