🆕Mask Field
Overview
To enhance data security, protect user privacy, and ensure compliance with regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS, MangoApps Trackers support masking of sensitive information. This feature allows you to obscure sensitive data stored in specific columns, making it unreadable to unauthorized viewers.
What is Masking?
Masking hides sensitive values in tracker columns by displaying them as ******** (eight asterisks), preventing users from viewing or guessing the actual content.
Supported Column Types
Masking is optional and can be enabled at the time of column creation. Once set, it cannot be changed later.
Masking can be enabled for the following column types:
Amount
Number
Text
Mask Property: Key Rules
Masking is permanent, once a column is created with masking enabled, this setting cannot be turned on or off later.
After masking is enabled, the type of a column selected cannot be changed.
Masked columns cannot be used in or selected as:
Filters
Sorting
Grouping
Workflow conditions
Masked values will not appear in:
Emails
News feeds
Messages
Push notifications
Form Behavior for Masked Fields
When filling out a form, the submitter can view the actual value in a masked field before submission.
Once submitted the value becomes permanently hidden.
After submission, this value is not viewable by anyone, including the submitter and network admins
The field can conditionally be shown or hidden using the form rule builder (but not the value).
Use Cases for Value Masking
Patient Records
Social Security Number, Insurance Policy Number, Medical Record ID
Protects patient identifiers and ensures only authorized users can access this information, maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Employee Salary Tracker
Salary Amount, Bank Account Number, National ID
Prevents sensitive compensation or personal data from being accessed or shared unintentionally, supporting GDPR requirements.
Reimbursement Requests or Vendor Payments
Credit Card Number, Tax ID, Bank Details
Secures payment information and helps comply with PCI-DSS regulations by masking sensitive financial fields.
Refund or Chargeback Requests
Transaction ID, Card Digits, Customer Bank Info
Ensures customer financial data is protected during the review and processing of payment-related issues.
Case File Tracker
Client Confidential ID, Settlement Amounts
Maintains confidentiality of legal case information while allowing for structured data management.
Vendor Onboarding Tracker
Tax Numbers, Contract Amounts, Bank Details
Protects sensitive vendor information from unauthorized access while enabling collaboration across departments.
Low-Code Tracker App Support
In low-code Tracker apps and widgets, developers can use a special %{decrypt} function within custom HTML/CSS to reveal masked values. However, this should only be used by users who are authorized to view those records.
Click here to view an example of this function.
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