The name of the Dynamic Data Masking database that you defined in the Management Console. If you do not enter a database name, the simulator runs without a database.

The name of the database user that you want to use to connect to the database. The user should be a privileged user that has access to all the tables in the database. Generally it is the user that you used to connect to the database in the Management Console.

The password for the database user.

A list of Dynamic Data Masking symbols or variables. When you open the Security Rule Set Simulator, the

Symbol Name

column lists the default global symbols. You can enter a value for the symbol in the

Symbol Value

column, or you can choose not to define the symbol. If you want to add additional symbols, click the plus (+) icon below the

Symbol Definition

box.

To run the simulator as a database user that is different from the database user that you entered in the

DBA Username

and

DBA Password

fields, define a value for the AUTH_USERNAME symbol. For example, you might enter a non-privileged user name in the AUTH_USERNAME

Symbol Value

field. The simulator runs the SQL statement as if the non-privileged user sent the request.

The SQL statement that you want to run in the simulator.

The log output from the last simulation. Dynamic Data Masking does not save the Security Rule Set Simulator log output in the Dynamic Data Masking log files. To save the log output from the simulator, click

Save File

at the bottom of the Security Rule Set Simulator.

Runs the simulator in debug mode and creates a detailed log output that displays information similar to the log output in the server.log file.

Runs the simulator.

Opens a dialog box that you use to import a saved simulator file into the Security Rule Set Simulator.

Opens a dialog box that you use to save the save the simulator configuration and log output as an xml file. By default, the dialog box opens to the user root directory.

Clears the simulator configuration and log output.

Closes the Security Rule Set Simulator. The Security Rule Set Simulator saves the simulator configuration and log output until you close the security rule set. When you close the rule set, the simulator resets.