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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to Dynamic Data Masking
  3. Rules
  4. Connection Rules
  5. Security Rules
  6. Security Rule Set Simulator
  7. Masking Functions
  8. Glossary

Keep Original Number of Rows Example

Keep Original Number of Rows Example

The following example shows possible outputs with and without the
Keep original number of rows
checkbox selected.
You have a data set that contains first name values:
FIRST_NAME
CONT(*)
LYNN
1
CYNTHIA
1
KEVIN
1
LESLIE
1
JOHN
1
JEAN
1
You create a masking rule with the following values in the Mask rule action:
Table Name
Column Name
Masking Function
.*EMPLOYEE.*
.*NAME.*
substr(\(col),1,2)||'****'
You send a SELECT query to the database:
SELECT FIRST_NAME,count(*) from EMPLOYEE group by FIRST_NAME
The following data set is an example of masked data that Dynamic Data Masking might return if you do not select the
Keep original number of rows
checkbox:
FIRST_NAME
CONT(*)
J****
2
K****
1
L****
2
C****
1
The masked output does not have the same number of rows as the original data set.
The following data set is an example of masked data that Dynamic Data Masking returns if you select the
Keep original number of rows
checkbox:
FIRST_NAME
CONT(*)
L****
1
C****
1
K****
1
L****
1
J****
1
J****
1
The masked output has the same number of rows as the original data set.

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