Skip to main content

Data redaction (from 2.13.0)

Data redaction allows sensitive content, such as personal data, to be removed from captured Task Mining data. You can use basic data redaction or custom data redaction which lets you define regular expressions based on specific use cases.

Data redaction type

Description

Where define

Basic

Predefined data fields are replaced by asterisks.

Enabled by default in the Task Mining Client software basic settings.

Custom

Define the types of sensitive or personally-identifiable data that are redacted from captured Task Mining using regular expressions (REGEX) and supported variables (optional) provided by the Task Mining Client software. 

Note

Using supported variables simplifies the use and maintenance of regular expressions.

In advanced user settings (Configuration Editor).

Before you begin

Before you begin, ensure you have completed the following steps or meet the requirements listed below:

Adding data redaction patterns in Configuration Editor

  1. In the Task Mining Configuration Editor, select Data Redaction.

  2. Select New Pattern.

    The Data Redaction screen appears.

  3. Enter a:

    • Name for your data redaction pattern in the Pattern name field.

    • Description for your data redaction pattern in the Description field.

    • Regular expression pattern in the Regular expression field.

      Tip

      For more information, see Regular expressions for data redaction.

  4. Select whether you want to:

    • Replace data that matches your regular expression with asterisks (default); or

    • Remove everything except the matched pattern.

  5. Select any attributes you want to redact.

    Note

    Mandatory attributes cannot be redacted. For more information about which attributes can and can’t be redacted, see the Task Mining attribute reference.

  6. Select OK.

  7. Save and upload your configuration file.

Regular expressions for data redaction

Regular expression

Description

Example: Without data redaction

Example: With data redaction

{username}}

Replaces all Windows usernames with ***.

{username}} is a supported variable.

Saplogon - TR21 - Profile a.doe

Saplogon - TR21 - Profile ***

{{machinename}}

Replaces all machine names with ***.

{{machinename}} is a supported variable.

System Settings - LP12392

System Settings - ***

[a-zA-Z0-9_.+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+

Replaces all email addresses with ***.

Outlook - Draft Mail - t.cookofficial@apple.com

Outlook - Draft Mail - ***

\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}

Replaces all US social security numbers with‘***.

Adobe Acrobat - Verification 1231-21-2929.pdf

Adobe Acrobat - Verification ***.pdf

(?<=((https|http):\/\/)?(www\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9@%()\-+~]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9@%()\-+~]+)?\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}\/)[\S]+

Replaces the non-domain part of URLs.

https://www.google.com/search?q=testquery

https://www.google.com/***

Related topics