An anonymize template anonymizes potentially sensitive data by replacing records with values from a library of alternative, yet representational options for each field. The Anonymize application also provides the option to customize replacement values to comply with regulatory requirements or testing prerequisites. Use the anonymize template's Custom... replacement value option to define and control the formula for generating replacement values.
The Custom... replacement value option is available for use with the following, anonymize template object field types:
For example:
Create a range of email addresses that have a specific format, for instance, user001@SANDBOX.com - user999@SANDBOX.com. You create the pattern:
For working with the Custom... replacement value option, the following are the available, value type categories:
Library
List
Free Text
Number Range
Think of these value type categories as building blocks (or justblocks). Use these blocksin any of the following ways:
To add/delete custom replacement values:
For object fields of type Picklist, List is the block that is used to customize replacement values. The Custom Replacement Value dialog opens in List block mode. There is no option to add blocks - neither repeating the same block nor combining with other blocks. The dialog displays the field's existing picklist values. Update these values (add/delete) as needed.
Combine with other building blocks. For example, to generate emails with the domain: “@example.com” use the pattern:
You can select multiple fields, of the same type, and set a single custom value across all fields.
NOTE: If the generated pattern, for a single field, is longer than the maximum number of characters allowed, the value will be truncated accordingly for that field.
When you select more than one field, a dialog box appears showing the number of fields selected, field type and the replacement options. From the Replace with drop-down list, select Custom, and click the + button to select the building blocks you need and begin building your anonymization pattern.
For numbers, phone numbers, URL, and email addresses, spaces are automatically removed from the generated values.
The field character maximum permitted in Salesforce is displayed in the dialog. If the generated pattern exceeds the field maximum the value will be trimmed to the maximum permitted.
When creating email/URLs, make sure the patterns are valid, we do not validate the generated result for email addresses and/or URL formats.