5. Set up the database scan activity

The Curiosity platform enables deep scanning of your data to help you:

• Detect and classify sensitive information, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI)

• Gain visibility into where your most critical data is stored and how it’s being used, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

To set up the database scan activity: 

1. From the side ribbon, navigate to the 'Data Activities' → 'Activity Explorer' and choose an Explorer folder. This will set the context to save the Data Profiling Activity within.

   
2. Click +Add Activity and choose Scan Database.
   

   From here, you will build this data activity and configure it to find sensitive data. 

3.  Enter a Name, Description and Server. Click ‘Next Step’ when you've done this.

   

4. When ready, click ‘Finish’ and then ‘Go to Data Activity’

5.  

   First, attach a Default Database Connection to the activity. Choose the previously defined connection you set up in Exercise 1. 
   

6. Click ‘OK’ when you have selected a profile

   

7. A connection will display against the data activity

   

8.  Next, you need to attach a ‘Definition Version’ 

   

9. Select a definition version to scan. Click 'OK' when ready.

Exercise 5 

1. Create a data scan activity and then attach a connection and a definition

Need help or want to check your work? Check the solution video here.

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