Find and Replace

This generator replaces all instances of the find string with the replace string.

For example, you can indicate to replace all instances of abc with 123.

Characteristics

Consistency

No, cannot be made consistent.

Linking

No, cannot be linked.

Differential privacy

No

Data-free

No

Allowed for primary keys

No

Allowed for unique columns

No

Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE)

No

Privacy ranking

5

Generator ID (for the API)

How to configure

To configure the generator:

  1. In the Find field, type the string to look for in the source column value. To use a regular expression to identify the source value, check the Use Regex checkbox. If you use a regular expression, use backslash ( \ ) as the escape character.

  2. In the Replace field, type the string to replace the matching string with.

  3. If Structural data encryption is enabled, then to use it for this column, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.

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