Setting up the GDPR anonymization criteria for automatically anonymizing users

Here you can find details on setting up the anonymization criteria for the GDPR add-on.

To set up the GDPR anonymization criteria for automatically anonymizing users:

  1. Go to User interface: Your avatar > Add-ons > All Add-ons > Installed.
  2. Find GDPR in the list, click the gear icon > Settings.
  3. Click Configure Now.
  4. On the Configure GDPR Add-on page, configure the settings as per the description provided for each criterion.

    For example, Anonymize Users, as shown in the screen shot below. Navigate through the criteria by clicking on the screen number (1, 2, ...).


    A screenshot of the Anonymize Users page
  5. Click Save to save the configured GDPR Add-on criteria.

According to the configured settings of the GDPR Add-on criteria, users are automatically anonymized as per the defined schedule.

Attention: In the configuration, 1 Day = 24h and not 1 Calendar day.

Users, whose User IDs have been provided in the Task Report Users criteria during the GDPR Add-on configuration, will receive a notification in their Inbox listing the users, who have been anonymized via automated anonymization.

For information on setting the Cron job, you can refer to Cron Expression Generator & Explainer - Quartz.