{"id":17024,"date":"2024-01-09T20:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T01:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iri.com\/blog\/?p=17024"},"modified":"2025-02-26T08:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:00:06","slug":"data-class-mapping-in-iri-workbench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iri.com\/blog\/iri\/iri-workbench\/data-class-mapping-in-iri-workbench\/","title":{"rendered":"IRI Data Class Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

In past articles we have discussed the Data Class & Rules Library<\/a> and leveraged this library in data classification processes (Schema Data Class Search<\/a> and Directory Data Class Search<\/a>), that in turn produce a file called a Data Class Map<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>For the topic of this article, I will discuss what a Data Class Map is and how to leverage different options for working with, and leveraging them, in the <\/span>IRI Workbench<\/span><\/a> IDE.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Data Class Map is a file (.dataClassMap) used in Workbench to record mappings between fields and data classes and\/or field (masking) rules. The Data Class Map file is used in both the<\/span>\u00a0New Data Class Map <\/span><\/i>DB<\/span> Masking Job <\/span><\/i><\/a>and the <\/span>New Data Class Map <\/span><\/i>File<\/span> Masking Job <\/span><\/i><\/a>wizards in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield<\/a> to produce FieldShield data masking job scripts. <\/span><\/p>\n

The data class map has mappings of fields of a data source to rules, which are assigned based on data classifications. The data class map is only used with FieldShield, and can generate its SortCL-compatible FieldShield Control Language (.fcl) job scripts by right-clicking on the file and going through the corresponding file mask or database masking wizard.<\/p>\n

A Data Class Map is not to be confused with a Data Class & Rules Library<\/a> (.dcrlib), which is a library containing definitions of data classes and rules that are used by many wizards such as in the RowGen, NextForm, DarkShield, and some FieldShield wizards.<\/p>\n

How to Create a Data Class Map<\/b><\/h5>\n

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You can create a Data Class Map by going through one of the three wizards in the top toolbar menu for Data Discovery<\/span>. The first wizard, <\/span>Create Empty Data Class Map \u2026<\/span><\/i> steps you through the process of creating an empty Data Class Map (i.e. one containing no data class mappings).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next is the <\/span>Directory Data Class Search <\/span><\/i><\/a>wizard. This wizard steps through the process of performing data classification on files in directories on the local file system, and then generates a Data Class Map to map the fields in those files to your data classes and masking rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, there is the <\/span>Schema Data Class Search <\/span><\/i><\/a>wizard that will walk you through the process of performing data classification on tables in a schema(s) to produce a Data Class Map containing mappings between columns in tables and data classes and rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

Data Class Map Form Editor Parts<\/b><\/h5>\n