Data Scrambling

Use:
Scramble list is a part of an automation object. For some reasons, for example GDPR purposes it's required to hide some of the fields of a test case. Thanks to anonymizer feature, it’s possible to select fields which hold sensitive values and decide what action should be taken to prevent it from being compromised.

Parameter name	Description	Example
Rule Type	Rule type. Available options: Input - Test Case Payload - in case you want to scramble data in Payload Output - Test Case Result - in case you want to scramble data in Result
Scrambling rule	Specify scrambling rule name for identification.	BEFORE
Method	Choose a scrambling method from a list. Available methods: CONSTANT Replace value with constant The current value will contain the constant passed in parameter. The constant should be provided as is without any brackets. GUID Generate GUID Generate random value in a GUID format. RANDOM Generate random value Generates a random value. The value of the parameter defines the upper limit of the range. it is possible also to generate negative numbers. For example passing -100 in parameter will generate random numbers from -1 to -100 HASH create hash based on value Calculates a hash based on the given value using algorithm passed in parameter (deafult 'SHA1'). MASK - replace each character with constant Replace each character with constant passed in parameter. For example passing X in parameter will replace scrambled data with X signs. CUSTOM - create custom method create a CUSTOM method (implementing an interface /INT4/IFTT_IF_DATA_SCRMBL_METH).	CONSTANT - Replace value with constant
expression type	Expression type. Available options: unspecified XPath (X) Flat expression (F) This field is optional for all interfaces where there is single type of output. However for interfaces that output might be both XML and flat file then it is mandatory to specify the expression type.	X
XPath Expression 1	Path pointing to the field/node where the exception should be applied. This might be both XPath syntax for working with XML files or int4 Flat File Syntax for flat formats like for example EDIFACT or other flat formats.	//ORDER/DATE/text() (XPATH expression) or START_TAG(BGM+220+)&&END_TAG(+)&& (Flat file expression)
Processing Parameter	Specify Processing Parameter suitable for a chosen scrambling method.	X (for Mask method)

Procedure:

Open /n/int4/iftt_conf_mass and select required automation object
Navigate to data scrambling section
You can set two types of Scrambling Rules:
- I Input - Test Case Payload for scrambling the data in the message before the mapping,
- O Output - Test Case Result for scrambling the message after the mapping.
Specify rule name and select a method from the list. You can replace value with constant, generate GUID number, random / hash value or replace each character with constant (mask option). You can also create a custom method (using interface /INT4/IFTT_IF_DATA_SCRMBL_METH).
Select expression type: Flat (for flat file) of XPath (for XML messages) expression and fill XPath expression. You should also fill column Processing Parameter Name. In our example, outcome setting will look like this:
Now, when user creates a new test case using this automation object and selects Content button to view message Payload we can see that product name data is scrambled (with predefined constant value):
Furthermore, after executing the test case and viewing its results we can see that payload data was anonymized in reference and outcome messages, as required: