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Data Veracity - Data Masking view allows users create a data masking rule to prevent the data of certain fields from being seen by other users when they search for the Data Veracity UDRs on the web interface. Fields that have been masked will display data in asterisk form rather than the original data itself.

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Unsupported Data Type for Search

Searching, filtering, repairing and masking masking of UDRs with list and map data types are currently not supported by Data Veracity.

The Data Masking Fields web interface Veracity - Data Masking view is where data masking rules could be viewed or removed. 

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Data Masking Fields Sort Order

Sorting by UDR column is based on Java’s default sorting behavior for Strings(for example, sorting of alphabetical characters in Java is case sensitive).

The example below shows the three fields, myStringField, subUDR.sub_date1 and subUDR.sub_long1 that have been masked for the UDR.

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Masked Fields in Search Query Results

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Only users with write access to Data Veracity will be able to manage the Data Masking Fields rules and be able to view the masked data.

Adding New Data Masking Rules

In the Data Veracity – Data Masking Fields pageview, click the New button on the right. You will be prompted to select the UDR Type and Masked Fields.

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UDR Type

Allows you to choose from a list of UDRs that are configured in your Data Veracity profile. From the example below, we have multiple UDR Types, namely MainUDR, anotherUDR, MySubUDR and SecondNested.

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Data Veracity - Selecting UDR Types

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Masked Fields

Upon selecting a UDR Type, the Masked Fields will be populated with all the UDR fields that are in the UDR type. You can choose to add a single field, multiple fields or even all the fields available in the UDR by clicking from the dropdown list. You will also be able to select the fields within any nested UDRs that are available in the chosen UDR Type

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. Refer to the example below on how to select masked fields.

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When selecting fields for one UDR Type, the masking will only apply to the field within that selected

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titleExample selecting masked fields for the UDR Type

In this example, the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR contains a DRX_DV.dv_forw_udr.subUDR. 

Select the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR from the 

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  • Click Add to select the fields for masking. The following shows that the myStringField is selected for the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR and the subUDR.sub_date1 and subUDR.sub_long1 fields from the RX_DV.dv_forw_udr.subUDR.
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    Example selected fields for masking
  • When performing a Data Veracity Search using MainUDR , you will find the fields to be properly masked. However, if you search using the subUDR, the fields will not be masked. To mask the fields in subUDR, you are required to create a Data Mask entry by selecting the subUDR as the UDR Type. 

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    such as a list of String.

    Once you have added all required fields for data masking, click on the Save button. An entry will appear on the Mask Field(s) dashboard.

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    Only one Data Masking rule can be created per UDR type at any one time.

    Example - Selecting Masked Fields for the UDR Type

    In this example, the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR contains a DRX_DV.dv_forw_udr.subUDR. 

    1. Select the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR from the UDR Type drop-down field.

    2. Click Add to select the fields for masking. The following shows that the myStringField is selected for the DRX_DV_Udr.dv_forw_udr.MainUDR and the subUDR.sub_date1 and subUDR.sub_long1 fields from the RX_DV.dv_forw_udr.subUDR.

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    Editing a Data Masking Rule

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    You will be prompted with the pop-up where you can add more masked fields or remove already masked fields from the entry. 

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    Data Veracity - Editing Masked Fields

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    Click Save, to update the selected entry.

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    Data masking rules can only be deleted from the Data Veracity - Data Masking Fields web interface view. Deleting a Data masking rule here will remove masking rule from Data Veracity.

    To delete a rule, you can select one or many rules at once and then click on the Delete button on the top right corner of the table.

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    Upon deletion, you will be prompted with a message asking if you would want to delete the selected rules. If you click Delete, the selected rules will be deleted.

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