Create new data pattern

  • Versão de lançamento: Australia
  • Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
  • 1 min. de leitura
  • Create a new Data Discovery store pattern.

    Antes de Iniciar

    Role required: discovery.admin

    Procedimento

    1. Navigate to All > Data Discovery > Sources.
    2. Select All Patterns in the navigation pane.
    3. Select the Create new button.
    4. Fill in the form.
      Tabela 1. New data pattern form
      Field Description
      Description Description of the pattern.
      Name Name of the data pattern.
      Expression Regular expression used to discover the data pattern.
      Nota:
      Expression length must be less than 1000 characters.
      Keyword A specific word(or words separated by comma) to be searched for around a expression. Must be used with Keyword Proximity
      Nota:
      A keyword can be used to search for additional context for a pattern. For example, using keyword can help differentiate between a date of birth or a date of hire given they have the same MM/DD/YY formatting.
      Keyword Proximity How far from the expression to search for keywords. Must be used with Keyword
      Nota:
      Default is 30, upper bound of 64
      Privacy Technique Configuration Privacy technique used for the pattern
      Synthetic Value List of values substituted for the patterns
      Type Type of pattern
      Application Application scope of pattern.
      Scope Scope of the pattern.
    5. Opcional: Select the Test button to test your regular expressions if necessary.
    6. Select Submit.

    Resultado

    The new data pattern must be set as active to be used in discovery jobs. See Select active data patterns for more information.