Customizing the Pattern File (Optional)

To customize the Pattern file, do the following:

1. Access the directory where DBSAT is installed.

2. Navigate to the Discover/conf directory. Make a copy of the sensitive.ini file and rename the file my_sensitive.ini.

   Note:

   The Discover/conf directory also contains the following language-specific .ini files to help discover sensitive data in data dictionaries in major European languages (filename - country, language):

   • sensitive_en.ini - English, U.S.
   • sensitive_de.ini - German, Germany.
   • sensitive_el.ini - Greek, Greece.
   • sensitive_es.ini - Spanish, Spain.
   • sensitive_fr.ini - French, France.
   • sensitive_it.ini - Italian, Italy.
   • sensitive_nl.ini - Dutch, Netherlands.
   • sensitive_pt.ini - Portuguese, Portugal
3. Open my_sensitive_en.ini.
4. Customize the settings by adding new Sensitive Types and modifying existing Sensitive Types. For more information about adding new Sensitive Types and Sensitive Categories to the Pattern file, see About Sensitive Types and Configuration Settings.
5. Save and close my_sensitive_en.ini.
   The Pattern file is configured.
6. Include my_sensitive_en.ini in the Discoverer scan by adding a reference to the file in the custom_dbsat.config file.

sensitive_pattern_files = my_sensitive_en.ini

For more information about referencing the Pattern file in the custom_dbsat.config file, see Configuring dbsat.config.