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  1. Preface
  2. Transformations
  3. Source transformation
  4. Target transformation
  5. Access Policy transformation
  6. Aggregator transformation
  7. B2B transformation
  8. Cleanse transformation
  9. Data Masking transformation
  10. Data Services transformation
  11. Deduplicate transformation
  12. Expression transformation
  13. Filter transformation
  14. Hierarchy Builder transformation
  15. Hierarchy Parser transformation
  16. Hierarchy Processor transformation
  17. Input transformation
  18. Java transformation
  19. Java transformation API reference
  20. Joiner transformation
  21. Labeler transformation
  22. Lookup transformation
  23. Machine Learning transformation
  24. Mapplet transformation
  25. Normalizer transformation
  26. Output transformation
  27. Parse transformation
  28. Python transformation
  29. Rank transformation
  30. Router transformation
  31. Rule Specification transformation
  32. Sequence transformation
  33. Sorter transformation
  34. SQL transformation
  35. Structure Parser transformation
  36. Transaction Control transformation
  37. Union transformation
  38. Velocity transformation
  39. Verifier transformation
  40. Web Services transformation

Transformations

Transformations

Mask format

Mask format

When you configure key or random masking for string data type, configure a mask format to limit each character in the output column to an alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric character.
If you do not define a mask format, the Data Masking transformation replaces each source character with any character. If the mask format is longer than the input string, the Data Masking transformation ignores the extra characters in the mask format. If the mask format is shorter than the source string, the Data Masking transformation does not mask the characters at the end of the source string.
When you configure a mask format, configure the source filter characters or target filter characters that you want to use the mask format with.
The mask format contains uppercase characters. When you enter a lowercase mask character, the Data Masking transformation converts the character to uppercase.
The following table describes mask format characters:
Character
Description
A
Alphabetical characters. For example, ASCII characters a to z and A to Z.
D
Digits. From 0 through 9.
N
Alphanumeric characters. For example, ASCII characters a to z, A to Z, and 0-9.
X
Any character. For example, alphanumeric or symbol.
+
No masking.
R
Remaining characters. R specifies that the remaining characters in the string can be any character type. R must appear as the last character of the mask.
For example, a department name has the following format:
nnn-<department_name>
You can configure a mask to force the first three characters to be numeric, the department name to be alphabetic, and the dash to remain in the output. Configure the following mask format:
DDD+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The Data Masking transformation replaces the first three characters with numeric characters. It does not replace the fourth character. The Data Masking transformation replaces the remaining characters with alphabetic characters.

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