Confirmation Workflow

The confirmation workflow is the final step in the discovery process where you review and lock in your data classifications. Once confirmed, labels become the foundation for anonymization and synthesis operations.

Confirming Entities

Review Process

Before confirming, review each entity for accuracy:

• Verify label assignments match your expectations
• Check sensitivity levels are appropriate
• Ensure no fields were missed during discovery

Confirmation Options

You can confirm entities in two way:

1. Individual Confirmation:

   • Review and confirm one entity at a time
   • Useful for detailed verification of critical data

2. Bulk Confirmation:

   • Confirm multiple entities simultaneously
   • Efficient for large databases with accurate automatic labeling

Confirmation Interface

Entity Selection

Select entities to confirm using:

• Checkboxes for individual entity selection
• "Select All" for bulk operations
• Filters to display only unconfirmed entities

Field Review Table

Each entity displays in a review table with:

Example review table:

Field Review: customers table
┌──────────────┬──────────────┬─────────────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────┐
│ Field Name   │ Data Type    │ Assigned Label      │ Sensitivity  │ Confidence   │ Actions      │
├──────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────┤
│ customer_id  │ INT          │ identifier/nino     │ High         │ 92%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ first_name   │ VARCHAR(50)  │ person/name/en/first│ High         │ 98%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ last_name    │ VARCHAR(50)  │ person/name/en/last │ High         │ 97%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ email        │ VARCHAR(100) │ tech/email          │ Medium       │ 99%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ phone        │ VARCHAR(20)  │ location/phone      │ High         │ 95%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ address      │ VARCHAR(100) │ location/address    │ High         │ 96%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ balance      │ DECIMAL(10,2)│ finance/money       │ Medium       │ 85%          │ ✎ Edit       │
│ created_at   │ TIMESTAMP    │ -                   │ Low          │ -            │ ✎ Edit       │
└──────────────┴──────────────┴─────────────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────┘

Confirm Button

Functionality

The Confirm button:

• Locks in all current label assignments
• Prevents further changes to confirmed entities
• Triggers generation of discovery reports
• Enables next steps in data processing workflows

Before Confirmation Checklist

Ensure you've completed:

• Review all assigned labels
• Adjust any incorrect sensitivity levels
• Add missing labels to unlabeled fields
• Verify high-confidence assignments
• Double-check very high sensitivity fields

Post-Confirmation Actions

Locked Classifications

After confirmation:

• Labels cannot be changed without special permissions
• Fields become the source of truth for data protection
• Reports are generated based on confirmed classifications

Next Steps

Once entities are confirmed, you can:

• Create anonymization rules based on labels
• Generate synthetic data for testing
• Run audit reports for compliance
• Export datasets with appropriate protection

Managing Confirmed Entities

Unlocking Entities

If changes are needed after confirmation:

• Requires project administrator permissions
• Must provide justification for changes
• Creates audit trail of modifications

Re-discovery

To update confirmed entities:

• Run a new discovery job
• Merge results with existing confirmed data
• Review changes before re-confirming

The confirmation workflow ensures data integrity and provides a solid foundation for all subsequent data protection operations in Gigantics.