Visual Markers

Visual Marker is a special sign, tag that alerts the user about the privacy sensitivity of the data they are handling.
Visual Marker feature allows admin to watermark the text as Confidential, Protected, Restricted , Public.

When a data source or database is scanned, the classifier analyzes the content and assigns a tag based on predefined tags assigned to classifier such as Confidential, Protected, Restricted, Public. Once the data is classified, the system automatically applies a corresponding visual marker to the documents. This visual marker helps identify the sensitivity level of each file and enables automated enforcement of privacy policies.

If document contains all four sensitivity levels, in such case highest predefined sensitivity level is applied to the document.

Following table shows predefined sensitivity order:

Note: This feature is currently supported only for SharePoint.

Applying a Visual Marker

You can apply a visual marker only when setting it up for the first time. After that, you can edit, enable, or disable the visual marker as needed.
To apply a visual marker, follow these steps:

1. From the left navigation pane, go to Discovery and Classification > Visual Markers.
2. Click Apply Visual Marker.

The Visual Marker Settings page is displayed.

3. Select the sensitivity level (Confidential, Protected, Restricted , Public), enter sensitivity level display text.
   

   Note: One sensitivity level will always be selected by default.

4. Select the applicable file types that are, Word(.docx), Excel(.xls, .xlsx), Portable Document Format(.pdf), and Powerpoint(.ppt, .pptx).
5. Select the visual marker position, alignment, and font details.
6. If you want to overwrite existing header/footer with visual marker in the document select the Overwrite existing headers/footers with visual markers checkbox and click Save.

At right side you can see the preview of the visual marker.