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How to encrypt and decrypt columns
AddMaple understands that sometimes you will have personally identifiable information (PII) or sensitive data in your dataset. Rather than expect you to remove sensitive columns and join it back later (which could lead to scrambling or other issues), we simply let you encrypt the sensitive columns while keeping the dataset intact.
When you need the data from the sensitive columns, for example to email a specific customer, you can decrypt the data.
This is an example of a column containing PII that you may want to encrypt
To encrypt the column, go to the Chart Dashboard and then click on the Options menu. Select "Encrypt Columns"
A pop-up box will appear where you can select the column(s) that you would like to encrypt.
Enter a password to encrypt your data. Please save this password somewhere safe as you will need this to decrypt your data later.
After clicking "Encrypt", a new file will be download to your computer.
Create a new project from the file that was download from the previous step. You will see that any columns that you selected to encrypt are now shown on the Chart Dashboard as "encrypted".
Click on the column to decrypt it. You will be shown a pop-up box and asked to enter the encryption password. If the password is correct, your data will be decrypted for your current session.
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