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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Create new data pattern

Create a new Data Discovery store pattern.

Before you begin

Role required: discovery.admin

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Data Discovery > Sources.

  2. Select All Patterns in the navigation pane.

  3. Select the Create new button.

  4. Fill in the form.

FieldDescription
DescriptionDescription of the pattern.
NameName of the data pattern.
ExpressionRegular expression used to discover the data pattern. Note: Expression length must be less than 1000 characters.
KeywordA specific word(or words separated by comma) to be searched for around a expression. Must be used with Keyword ProximityNote: A keyword can be used to search for additional context for a pattern. For example, using keyword can help differentiate between a date of birth or a date of hire given they have the same MM/DD/YY formatting.
Keyword ProximityHow far from the expression to search for keywords. Must be used with KeywordNote: Default is 30, upper bound of 64
Privacy Technique ConfigurationPrivacy technique used for the pattern
Synthetic ValueList of values substituted for the patterns
TypeType of pattern
ApplicationApplication scope of pattern.
ScopeScope of the pattern.

  1. Select the Test button to test your regular expressions if necessary.

  2. Select Submit.

Result

The new data pattern must be set as active to be used in discovery jobs. See Select active data patterns for more information.