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Add a New Data Element (Server)

Introduction

This document provides step-by-step guidance on adding a new data element for server-side configuration.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to create the Data elements on browser:

Step 1: Click the Add Data Element dropdown and select  For Server.

Step 2: Under the Info section, enter the following details in the respective fields:

Field Name

Description

Name

The Default Data Element Name.

Variable Name

Note: The Variable Name is the same as the Data Element Name and is populated automatically.

Description

Enter the description of the Data Element.

Choose Data Element Type

Select the appropriate data element type based on your requirements:

Server Cookie: Retrieves data from server-side cookies.
Server Header: Fetches data from HTTP headers sent by the server.
JSON Path: Extracts data from JSON responses using a specified JSON path.

Step 3: Click Server Cookie.

Step 3.1: Cookie Name: Enter the name of the cookie. This field is mandatory.

Step 3.2: Default Value:

Choose a default value for the data element if the expected data is not available:

Undefined: Select this if the data element should not be used when data is unavailable.
Empty String: Indicates that the data element is a string with no value.
Null: Represents a null data type.
Custom Value: Allows you to enter a static default value for the data element.

Step 3.3: Data Classification

Choose Data Classification:

Select the appropriate classification for the data the element represents:

Not Applicable
Email
Phone Number
IP Address
Date

Step 3.3.1: Redaction Strategy:

When you select Email, Phone Number, IP Address, or Date, an additional option appears:

Choose how the sensitive data should be handled:

Not Applicable
Anonymize: Masks or transforms the data to anonymize it.

Step 4: Click Server Header.

Step 4.1: Header Name: Enter the name of the server header. This field is mandatory.

Step 4.2: Default Value: Choose a fallback value if the actual data is unavailable:

Undefined: The data element will not be used.
Empty String: Sets the value as an empty string
Null: Assigns a null value to the data element.
Custom Value: Enter a static value to use by default.

Step 4.3: Redaction

Data Classification

Choose Data Classification:

Select the appropriate classification for the data the element represents:

Not Applicable
Email
Phone Number
IP Address
Date

Step 4.3.1: Redaction Strategy

When you select Email, Phone Number, IP Address, or Date, an additional option appears:

Choose how the sensitive data should be handled:

Not Applicable
Anonymize: Masks or transforms the data to anonymize it.

Step 5: Click Json path

Step 5.1: Enter the name of the JSON path data element. This field is mandatory.

Step 5.2: Default Value:

Undefined: The data element will not be used.
Empty String: Sets the value as an empty string.
Null: Assigns a null value to the data element.
Custom Value: Enter a static value to use by default.

Step 5.3: Clean Removes unnecessary characters such as whitespace, special characters, or formatting artifacts from the value.

Step 5.4: Lowercase: Converts the entire value of the data element to lowercase.

Step 5.5: Redaction

Choose Data Classification:

Select the appropriate classification for the data the element represents:

Not Applicable
Email
Phone Number
IP Address
Date

Step 5.5.1: Redaction Strategy:

When you select Email, Phone Number, IP Address, or Date, an additional dropdown appears:

Not Applicable: No redaction is applied.
Anonymize: Personally identifiable information is masked or transformed.

Step 6: Once all the required fields are filled in, click Save