Substitute Text
This section provides a comprehensive description of the Substitute Text Rule.
For a summary of the rule and its compatibility with Privitar jobs and execution environments, see 
Masking Rule Types.
Data Types
The supported data types for this rule are:
Text
Description
The input value is replaced with a mapped substitute value from a Mappings file uploaded locally. For example, a typical file is:
John, Gary Bob, Joshua Christian, Daniel Louis, Thomas David, Craig Samuel, Samuel
This file could be used by the rule to map the following input values to new output values:
Input value | Output value (mapping) |
|---|---|
John | Gary |
Samuel | Samuel |
Christian | Daniel |
David | Craig |
Select Mappings to upload a file containing name-value pairs that determine how an input value is substituted. If there is no mapping for a particular input, then the value supplied in Default Value is used instead.
Note
The substitute value cannot be the string/text "NULL" (or any variation of this string, such as "null" or "NuLL".)
Masking Behavior
The options are described in the following table:
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Mappings | The mappings file to upload. The file should be a CSV file. (The size of the file can be up to 100k rows.) The format of the file is:
For example:
|
Default Value | A default mapping value to use if no mapping value is found in the mappings file for a particular input value. |