Cloning the Production Database

When you clone and mask the database, a copy of the masking script is saved in the Enterprise Manager repository and then retrieved and executed after the clone process completes. Therefore, it is important to regenerate the script after any schema changes or modifications to the production database.

To clone and optionally mask the masking definition's target database:

  1. From the Data Masking Definitions page, select the masking definition you want to clone, select Clone Database from the Actions list, then click Go.

    The Clone Database: Source Type page appears.

    The Clone Database wizard appears, where you can create a test system to run the mask.

  2. Specify the type of source database backup to be used for the cloning operation, then click Continue.

  3. Proceed through the wizard steps as you ordinarily would to clone a database. For assistance, refer to the online help for each step.

  4. In the Database Configuration step of the wizard, add a masking definition, then select the Run SQL Performance Analyzer option as well as other options as desired or necessary.

  5. Schedule and then run the clone job.