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Processing Actions

A processing action defines what the Dynamic Data Masking service does after the rule action has been performed. In the

Edit Rule

window, the processing action is referred to as Whenever this Rule is Matched.

The following table describes the processing actions after an SQL request is matched by a rule:

Processing Rule Action	Description
Continue	The Rule Engine continues to the next rule in the rule tree. Assign the Continue processing action to rule folders so that the Rule Engine applies the rules within the rule folder.
Stop if Applied	If the rule is applied, the Rule Engine does not continue to the next rule in the rule tree. The SQL request is sent to the database for execution.
Stop if Matched	If the rule is matched, the Rule Engine does not continue to the next rule in the rule tree. The SQL request is sent to the database for execution.