Creating data masking definitions

The next step is to create appropriate data masking definitions. These definitions will be used during the actual masking of your sensitive data.

Select Enterprise | Quality Management | Data Masking Definitions. This displays the Data Masking Definitions screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

Creating data masking definitions

Currently, we can see that there are no masking definitions. A masking definition defines what columns are to be masked and the masking format to be used for those columns. To create the masking definition, click on Create.

This masking definition will be used for the HR schema, so we have named it SAINATH_HR_MASKING_DEF ...

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