The Steps page shows the information related to Steps of the Data masking plan and its Jobs.

Steps

Masking can be done in several stages in predefined order. Those ordered stages are called Steps. They contain Jobs that define masking activities. Masking process (Masking Plan) can consist of one or more Steps, but at least one is required.

All steps and their order are visible in the Step list. Details about the selected Step are displayed in the Details section:

1. Name - name of the selected Step
2. Note - description (if it exists) of the selected Step
3. Status - status of the selected Step (see Register step for details about statuses)
4. Run condition - run condition of the selected Step (see Register step for details about run conditions)
5. Parallel factor - parallel factor of the selected Step (see Register step for details about parallel factor)

All Jobs of the selected Step are displayed in the Jobs overview table.

Figure 1: Steps

Register step

One Step is automatically created upon creating Data masking plan. To register new Step, select Register step button. New pop-up is displayed. It allows entering the information about the new Step:

1. Name - name of the Step

2. Note - description of the Step

3. Status - status of the Step. Options are:

   1. Enabled - step can be executed according to its run condition

   2. Disabled - step won't be executed.

4. Run condition - run condition of the Step. Options are:

   1. Only when previous step has succeeded - step is the first one or previous step has succeeded or was skipped,

   2. Only when all previous steps have succeeded - step is the first one or all previous steps have succeeded or were skipped,

   3. Only when previous step has failed - step is the first one or previous step has failed,

   4. Only when all previous steps have failed - - step is the first one or all previous steps have failed,

   5. Run always (ignore errors) - runs no matter the status of the previous step,

   6. Custom - user can specify more complex conditions

5. Parallel factor - parallel factor of the Step. It determines how many jobs in one step are processed in parallel. Default value is 1. Minimum value is 1 and maximum value is 100.

Selecting Confirm button confirms creating the Step. The system will automatically close the pop-up.

To cancel the process of creating a new Step, click on the Cancel button. The system will automatically close the pop-up.

Figure 2: Register Step

Edit step

Once the Step is registered, all information can still be edited. Choose on Edit step in the Details section and the pop-up will be displayed. In the Edit context, all fields are editable.

Figure 3: Edit Step

Delete step

Registered Steps can be deleted by selecting 'Delete Step' in the Details section. The delete Step confirmation dialog will be displayed, and Step will be permanently deleted after confirming the dialog.

Figure 4: Delete Step

Reorder steps

Steps will be executed in a certain order, based on their place on list. Order of Steps in the list can be changed by using drag & drop method.

Jobs

Jobs represent masking activities inside Step. They are performed in specific predefined order. Activities include table jobs and script jobs. Each step can have one or more jobs, but at least one is required.

All Jobs of the selected Step and their order are visible in the Jobs overview table. Details about the Job are displayed in the table:

1. Name - unique name of the Job

2. Scope - data source, schema and table of the Job

3. Note - description of the Job

On table menu there are options to:

1. View job details

2. Edit job

3. Delete job

Jobs will be executed in a certain order, based on their place on list. Order of Jobs in the list can be changed by using drag & drop method.

Figure 5: Jobs overview table

Register Job

To register new Job, select Register job button. New pop-up is displayed. It allows entering the information about the new Job:

1. Name - name of the Job

2. Note - description of the Job

3. Data source - information which Data source contains data that is going to be masked in that Job

4. Schema - information which Schema contains data that is going to be masked in that Job

5. Table - information which Table contains data that is going to be masked in that Job

Additional field is displayed if Advanced view is turned on:

6. Settings - optional field for inputting JSON. It is used for custom advanced configuration of masking process.

Figure 6: Register Job

Figure 7: Register Job - Advanced view

Edit Job

Once the Job is registered, Name, Note and Settings of the Job can still be edited. Choose on Edit job in the Details section and the pop-up will be displayed.

Figure 8: Edit Job

Figure 9: Edit Job - Advanced view

Delete Job

Registered Jobs can be deleted by selecting 'Delete job' in the Details section. The delete Job confirmation dialog will be displayed, and Job will be permanently deleted after confirming the dialog.

Figure 10: Delete Job

View Job details

For every created Job, which is displayed in Jobs Overview table, Job details, all its created Masking tasks and Assignments can be viewed through option 'View job details' in the context menu.