Creating a Task

Prerequisites

• You have added OBS buckets, databases, or big data sources to the asset list. For details, see Assets.
• Identification rule groups have been created. For creation details, see Adding a Rule Group.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region or project.
3. In the navigation pane on the left, click and choose Security > Data Security Center.
4. In the navigation pane, choose Sensitive Data Identification > Identification Task.
   Figure 1 Identification task
   

5. In the upper left corner of the task list, click Create Task.
6. In the displayed dialog box, configure the basic parameters. Table 1 describes the parameters.
   Figure 2 Creating an identification task
   

   Table 1 Parameters for creating an identification task

   Name	Description	Example Value
   Start Task	Indicates whether to enable the sensitive data identification task. By default, the task is started. : enabled : disabled
   Task Name	You can customize the task name. The name must meet the following requirements: Contain 1 to 255 characters. Consist of letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). Be unique.	N/A
   Data Type	Select one or more data types for identification. OBS: Add OBS buckets. For details, see Adding OBS Assets. Database: Add databases. For details, see Adding a Database. Big Data: Add big data sources. For details, see Adding a Big Data Source. MRS: Add Hive assets. For details, see Adding MRS Assets.	Database
   Rule Group	Select one or more rule groups for the identification task. For details about how to create a rule group, see Adding a Rule Group.	N/A
   Identification Method	Select an identification method. The options are as follows: Quick identification: Quickly identify sensitive data using rule groups. Full identification: Combing the rule groups with NLP, DSC provides more accurate identification results but at a relatively slow speed.	Quick scan
   Identification Period	Select the task identification period. Once: The task will be executed once at a specified time as planned. Daily: Set Start Time, and the task will be performed at a fixed time every day. Weekly: Set Start Time, and the task will be performed at a fixed time every week. Monthly: Set Start Time, and the task will be performed at a fixed time every month.	Once
   When to Execute	This parameter is displayed when Once is selected for Scan Period. Now: The task will be executed immediately. As scheduled: The task will be executed at a specified time.	Now
   Start Time	This parameter is displayed only when Scan Period is set to Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Set the start time of an identification task. After this parameter is set, the task will be executed at the specified time every day, every week, or every month.	N/A

7. Click OK.