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description: For Salesforce fields assigned a Data Sensitivity Level or a Compliance Categorization, the Anonymize application sets a data sensitivity level for the field and identifies if the field needs to be anonymized. The status of the field is shown in the anonymize template.
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# Handle Compliance Categorization and Data Sensitivity Level of Salesforce Fields

For Salesforce fields assigned a Data Sensitivity Level or a Compliance Categorization, the Anonymize application sets a data sensitivity level for the field and identifies if the field needs to be anonymized. The status of the field is shown in the anonymize template.

## Assessment of Field Properties

A Salesforce field is marked as sensitive information based on an assessment of these field properties:

- Compliance Categorization: The compliance acts, definitions, or regulations that pertain to a field’s data identify whether the field's value is categorized as public or private.
- Data Sensitivity Level: The sensitivity of the data contained in the field. Any field containing a default value of either Internal, Confidential, Restricted, or MissionCritical identifies that the field's value is classified as sensitive.

## Field Status in Anonymize Template

Once the Anonymize application assesses both the Compliance Categorization and the Data Sensitivity Level of a Salesforce field and identifies that the field's value is categorized as private or classified as sensitive, the application proactively assigns that field with a recommended Replace with (anonymization) value. You can always manually modify the recommended Replace with (anonymization) value for that field.