Generate number sequence

The Generate number sequence masking activity allows you to generate numbers in a sequence.

Table of contents
Usage
Example
Properties

Usage

To use the Generate number sequence masking activity, it must be placed inside a table masking activity or a similar activity that iterates over data. Once placed, select the property you want to mask. Generating a number sequence requires you to enter the number the sequence should start from, as well as the increment that defines the following members of the sequence.

Example

In this example we want to generate street numbers, but we only want even numbers greater than one hundred. First we place the Address masking activity into opened Package.xaml and put the Generate number sequence masking activity within it. Once placed, we select the Number property that we want to mask with generated numbers. We enter 100 as the start of the sequence and 2 as the increment so we only get even numbers, and we leave other properties as they are.

Figure 1: Generating numbers in a sequence

Properties

Property group	Property name	Description	Example
Input properties	DataItemProperty	The property to mask.	Write `x => x.Number` or choose property from the dropdown list
	Increment	Increment by which each newly generated number will be greater than the previous one.	`2`
	Start	First number to generate.	`1`
Input: Filter	Filter	Expression used for filtering records - only filtered items will be masked.	`x => x.Number.IsBetween(1, 1000)`
	SkipDefaultValues	If true, default values will be omitted in masking (i.e. null values are not masked).	`true` or `false`
Input: Repeating	RepeaterId	The ID of the repeater that will be used to detect repeating and save results when masking item key repeats.	`GenerateNumberSequenceRepeater`
	RepeatingKey	Key to use for repeating detection.	Write `x => CompositeKey.Create(x.Number)` or choose properties from the pop-up window
Misc	DisplayName	Display name of the activity in the workflow.	`Generate number sequence`
	Result	Contains the masking definition object. It's a part of the masking infrastructure and should be ignored.	-