Using the data privacy editor

You can use the data privacy editor to add or edit a data privacy policy.

Apply data privacy policies

Use the Apply data privacy policies area to define a data privacy policy.

To create a data privacy policy, select a policy, select an attribute to mask, and then click Apply. You can filter the Policies list by name and by the platform that will process the policy. The following platforms are available:
  • Distributed - Optim™ and Optim Solutions
  • Executor - Optim Data Privacy Solution
  • z/OS - Optim for z/OS® and Optim for z/OS Solutions

The Attributes list indicates if a data privacy enforcement requirement is defined for each attribute.

Data privacy policies in use

Use the Data privacy policies in use list to view data privacy policies applied to the data access plan. You can select a policy to view and edit properties in the policy.

The Data privacy policies in use list indicates if a data privacy enforcement requirement is defined for an attribute in the policy. The list also indicates if the policy is in compliance with the requirement. A policy is in compliance if it masks all attributes with a data privacy enforcement requirement.

If a policy is missing required property values, the policy will be in error status and display the following icon: error status icon. You can use the policy properties area to enter missing values.

Policy properties

Use the policy properties area to view and edit properties in a data privacy policy. To view the properties for a policy, select the policy in the Data privacy policies in use list.

If a policy is missing required property values, the policy will be in error status and display the following icon on the tab that contains the missing values: error status icon. You can use the policy properties area to enter the missing values.

The properties area includes tabs for properties that are not entered in the Add Policy wizard. The following tabs are included:
Preserve Options
You can specify which values from the source data will not be masked.
Random
You can provide a seed number from which the masked number is generated.
Hash Map
You can enter the values to ignore when a hash value is generated.
Regular Expression
You can edit the regular expressions that determine switch values.