Managing entity types in a model

Each entity type represents a type of value to detect and redact.

Adding an entity type to the model

On the model details view, the Entities section contains the list of entity types in the model.

To add an entity type, click Add Another Entity.

Entity details

Deleting an entity type from the model

To delete an entity type from the model, click the Delete Entity option for the model.

When you delete an entity type, Tonic Textual does not change the results for existing files. It does not look for the data type values in files that you add to datasets after you delete the entity type.

Configuring an entity type

For each entity type:

1. In the Label field, provide the identifier for the entity type. You use the identifier in the model usage examples.

2. Optionally, in the Description field, provide a description of the entity type.

3. Under Examples, to provide example values for the entity type:

   1. To add a field for another example value, click Add Another Example.

   2. To remove an example value, click the delete icon for the example value.

4. In the Additional instructions text area, provide any additional information about the values.

5. To have Textual generate example values based on the example values that you provided, click Preview Generated Examples. You can use these examples to determine how well Textual understands the entity type, and whether you need to provide additional examples or additional instructions.