1.33 Maintain Masking Details

This topic explains systematic instructions to maintain masking details.

Through the Masking Maintenance screen, mask personally identifiable information based on the maintenance. The data for this screen is picked from the PII field's static data. However, the masking definitions defaulted on this screen can be modified.

Note:

The fields which are marked in asterisk are mandatory.
  1. On Homescreen, type SMDMASKD in the text box, and click Next.
    The Masking Maintenance screen displays.

    Figure 1-38 Masking Maintenance


    Description of Figure 1-38 follows
    Description of "Figure 1-38 Masking Maintenance"

  2. On the Masking Maintenance screen, specify the fields.

    For more information on fields, refer to the field description table.

    Table 1-52 Masking Maintenance - Field Description

    Field Description
    PII Group
    Select the PII group from the drop-down list:
    • Customer Name
    • Customer Contact Information
    • Demographic Information
    • Financial Information
    • Unique Identifiers
    • Other Information
    Object Name The database objects Table or View that applies the masking policies. Select the object name from the list of values based on the chosen PII group.
    Column Name Select the name of the column from the list of values that displays the masked value.
    Data Type The data type is pre-populated based on the selected Column Name. Enter the new value, if required.
    Data Length Specify the length of the data. The value is pre-populated based on the selected Column Name. Enter the new value, if required.
    Mask Character
    Enter the character with which the information is masked.
    • If the Data Type is Alphanumeric, use alphabets and numerals.
    • If the Data Type is Date, leave the mask character blank. By default, the system displays the date 01-Jan-1970.
    • If the Data Type is Numeric, maintain any number from 1-9.
    First N Character Enter the number of characters at the start of the string that has to be masked as per the chosen masking character.
    Last N Character Enter the number of characters at the end of the string that has to be masked as per the chosen masking character.
    After maintaining masking details, when the user logs in to the application, the system checks PII Allowed value maintained in the User Maintenance screen against a user role and then displays the masked or unmasked data.

    Note:

    PII disallowed users cannot view tanked and change log records
  3. Click Exit to end the transaction.

Parent topic: Security Management