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38. Masking Editor - Editing Masking Rules and Running Masking Operation

38. Masking Editor - Editing Masking Rules and Running Masking Operation

Use the masking editor to apply masking rules to columns in tables that you specify. The following examples show MySQL but are correct for all the databases.

On the navigation bar, click  (Masking Editor).

To assign a Masking Rule to each Key Name in the JSON/XML structure:

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a. Click JSON/XML.

b. Enter the Key Name.

c. Click on the File.

d. Select a Masking Method.

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e. To add another key click Add Key.

2. Click Select to save the masking rule(s).

To remove a masking rule:

  1. On the masking rule, click Remove a masking rule.

To remove a key:

  1. On the key, click Remove key.

To see all the masking methods:

  1. On the key, click Show all.

To add a Where Clause:

  1. Click Add Where Clause.

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2. Write the clause and click VALIDATE CLAUSE.

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3. If the clause was validated, click “Add”.

Restore and Backup:

  1. Click Backup to save the masking settings to a JSON file.

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2. Click Restore to load masking settings from a backed up JSON file.

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To save a Masking Configuration:

  1. Click Untitled Masking Configuration.

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    a. Fill in the details.

    b. Click Save.

  2. Click Masking Process Parameters.

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    a. Change the Parameters if necessary.

    b. Click Save.

  3. Click Search Process Parameters.

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    a. configure the search parameters.

    b. Click Save.

To save a Masking Configuration to Masking Configurations:

  1. Click Save Configuration.

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  2. Fill in the details.

  3. Click Save.

After the Masking Configuration is saved, the following message appears: Masking Configuration has been saved.

To load a Masking Configuration from Masking Configurations:

  1. Click Load Configuration

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  2. Select a Masking Configuration

  3. Click Load

When “Show compatible only” option is activated, the system will only display masking configurations that possess the same data structure as your current environment. This ensures that the selected masking configuration is fully compatible with the chosen environment.

 

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