1. Using Oracle Data Safe
  2. Data Masking
  3. Basic Masking Formats
  4. Random Date

Random Date

Purpose

The Random Date masking format generates random dates within a date range to replace the original column values.

Inputs

  • Start Date: The lower bound of the range within which random dates should be generated
  • End Date: The upper bound of the range within which random dates should be generated

The inputs should be in format YYYY-MM-DD. Start Date should be less than or equal to End Date.

Supported Data Types

  • Character
  • Date

Characteristics

  • Supports Double-Byte Characters: Does not apply
  • Combinable: Yes
  • Deterministic: No
  • Reversible: No
  • Uniqueness: Yes. The total number of distinct values in the specified range must be greater than or equal to the number of values in the column.

Example

To generate random dates between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019 for the column BIRTH_DATE, you can use the Random Date masking format with the dates entered as the two parameters.

The following table shows the original BIRTH_DATE column and the MASKED_BIRTH_DATE column.

BIRTH_DATE MASKED_BIRTH_DATE
01/01/2010 02/09/2016
05/02/2018 01/02/2018
09/11/2009 08/10/2019