Use the following table to choose the right location for the data you need to store.

Data Type SharePoint, OneDrive-MSU, or Teams? Rigel? Sulafat? OnBase? Docusign? Email or Desktop?
Budget information Yes Yes  No Yes Yes Yes 
Contracts Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Course evaluations Yes Yes  No Yes Yes Yes 
Data classified as Public Yes Yes  No Yes Yes Yes 
Data classified as Restricted Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes Yes 
Employee and student IDs/GIDs (even when combined with names) Yes No Yes  Yes Yes No
Planning documents Yes Yes  No Yes Yes Yes 
Staff search committee notes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Student grades and records Yes No   Yes Yes Yes No 
Bank account numbers No No Yes Yes Yes No
Credit card numbers No No No No No No
Data classified as Confidential No No Yes Yes Yes No
Drivers license numbers No No  Yes  Yes Yes No 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) governed data No No  No No No No 
Passport Visa numbers No No  Yes  Yes Yes No 
Payroll ACH numbers No No  Yes  Yes Yes No 
Research data subject to export controls No No  No No No No 
Social Security numbers No No  Yes  Yes Yes No 

 

Find out more about data classifications at MSU-Northern