Anonyme data of selected users
This functionality anonymizes data for one or multiple selected users, which means for one or multiple selected object of the object class Person.
Data for a selected user is only anonymized if anonymization is enabled in the configuration of the object class Person and if the user is not explicitly excluded from anonymization.
Anonymizing data is a sensible process that might disrupt database integrity. It cannot be reverted! Always back up the Alfabet database prior to triggering data anonymization!
If the anonymized user is the Last Update User or Creator of any configuration object subordinate to the Classes explorer node of the Meta-Model tab in Alfabet Expand, the connections of all currently running Alfabet components with the Alfabet database will be terminated and the database will be locked during the anonymization process. The Alfabet components need to be restarted afterwards.
To anonymize user data in an Alfabet database, use the following command line for the AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe:
- AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe -msalias <alias name> -alfaLoginName <Alfabet user name> -alfaLoginPassword <user password> -db_anonymize_user -userRefs <PersonREFSTR,PersonREFSTR>
The table below displays the command line options:
| Command Line Option | Mandatory/ Default | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| -db_anonymize_user | Mandatory | To anonymize user data for selected users in the Alfabet database, start the console application with
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| -userRefs <PersonREFSTR,PersonREFSTR> | Mandatory | Specify the value of the property REFSTR of the user that shall be anonymized. User data is stored in the object class Person . If the data of multiple users shall be anonymized, the REFSTR values can be listed comma-separated.
The REFSTR property is not displayed on standard views in Alfabet. To see the REFSTR of a user, you can define a configured report in Alfabet Expand or read the information via RESTful service requests. |
| -msalias <alias name> | Mandatory | Enter the server alias name as specified in the AlfabetMS.xml configuration file for access to the database. |
| -msaliasesfile <Alfabet configuration file path> | Optional | If the AlfabetMS.xml configuration file that contains the specification of the alias is not located in the same directory as the executable, the path to the AlfabetMS.xml file must be specified with this parameter. |
| -alfaLoginName <Alfabet user name> | Mandatory | Alfabet user name for login.
A user can only execute a batch job if the Can Execute Batch Jobs checkbox is selected (=True) for the user. |
| -alfaLoginPassword <user password> | Optional | Alfabet login password. |