Step 1—Initial setup for disguise

Type the number corresponding to the option you want from the Data Disguise Menu options shown in the above figure and listed and explained on the following topic. To specify File-AID/Data Solutions parameters, type 3.

File-AID for IMS displays the File-AID/Data Solutions Parameters screen in the detailed display mode.

If you have not yet created a Disguise Control File and a Disguise Criteria File, you can select options 4 and 5 to create these. You specify three data sets for use by Data Disguise. The Disguise Control File (DCF) is specified directly on the main Data Disguise Menu screen. The Disguise Criteria File and Business Rules/Field Exits datasets are specified from Option 3, Parms.

Select this option to disguise an existing extract file by applying the Dynamic Privacy Rules (disguise criteria rules) as defined in a DPR: Dynamic Privacy Rules Project that was created with the Data Studio’s Data Privacy component of the Data Studio.

This option requires installation of File-AID/Data Solutions and the Data Studio’s Data Privacy component of the Data Studio.

Before submitting a disguise request with the DPR data privacy option, make sure that you have access to the DPR repository where the disguise criteria (Dynamic Privacy Rules) were defined using Data Studio’s Data Privacy.

Select this option when you want to define or modify disguise criteria for objects to be extracted and disguised. Creating a list of objects is always the first step in creating or modifying disguise criteria.

Before selecting this option make sure that you have set the correct File-AID/Data Solutions parameters with Option 3, Parms, and that the Disguise Control and Disguise Criteria files already exist.

Select this option to disguise an existing extract file using the disguise criteria rules as defined in the Disguise Control File and Disguise Criteria File or a DPR: Dynamic Privacy Rules Project of Data Studio’s Data Privacy.

This option also allows you to disguise extract files that were created with the current or earlier release of File-AID for IMS.

Select this option to specify File-AID/Data Solutions parameters that are necessary for File-AID for IMS to connect properly to File-AID/Data Solutions, including:

• The Disguise Criteria File where File-AID/Data Solutions will store the actual disguise criteria. (Required)
• The Business Rules dataset File-AID/Data Solutions uses when operating on date fields; it can also be used by field exits. (Optional)

Displays the “Allocate Disguise Control File” screen where you can allocate a new Disguise Control file. The File-AID for IMS Disguise Control file is the repository that keeps track of all defined disguise criteria for File-AID for IMS objects.

Displays the “Allocate Disguise Criteria File” screen where you can allocate a new Disguise Criteria file. This file is maintained by File-AID/Data Solutions and is the repository for all detailed disguise criteria for File-AID for IMS objects.

Type TSOID01.BUSINESS.RULES or the name of your site’s File-AID/Data Solutions business rules dataset. This field is prefilled with the value you used last. If you do not use a Business Rules Dataset, leave this field blank. The Business Rules Dataset is also used for Field Exits.

File-AID for IMS returns to the Data Disguise Menu.

Specify the Disguise Criteria File Name. Detailed Disguise criteria created by File-AID/Data Solutions will be stored in this file. The file must be a PDS or PDSE. Use “Allocate Disguise Criteria File” (Option 5) to create a new file.

Specify the name of the Business Rules dataset required by any of the criteria created. The Business Rules dataset is used by aging criteria to identify which days are holidays. See the File-AID/Data Solutions documentation for more details on the Business dataset. This data set is used when the disguise criteria are applied. It can also be used for field exits.