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description: Quickly identify the nature and exact location of sensitive data, spot false positives, and manage records. Multiple instances of sensitive data found within a single field get grouped and categorized. Users with a specific permission can trigger an asynchronous, results export, including sensitive excerpts, via a CSV file for auditing and compliance requests.
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# View Sensitive Data Excerpts

Quickly identify the nature and exact location of sensitive data, spot false positives, and manage records. Multiple instances of sensitive data found within a single field get grouped and categorized. Users with a specific permission can trigger an asynchronous, results export, including sensitive excerpts, via a CSV file for auditing and compliance requests.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Note Access to view and export excerpts is governed by strict, role-based access controls. A specific user permission is needed and is turned off by default. Additionally, users must log in to their session through Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). If a user doesn't have MFA set up, they're prompted to authenticate when trying to show sensitive data. To set up MFA, contact your Salesforce admin.

Providing access to sensitive data excerpts increases the risk of data exposure. To maintain a strong security posture, follow these guidelines:

- Grant on a Need to Know basis. Assign the **Manage user access to view detected sensitive data in the results of the Data Detect scan** permission only to specific users, such as Data Security Salesforce admins or Internal Auditors who require it for a defined task.
- Temporary access only. Only turn on the user permission for the time of the specific audit or verification task.
- Turn off immediately after use. After the task is complete, immediately revoke the permission to minimize the window of exposure.
- Secure your exports. Exported .csv files contain sensitive data in plaintext. Handle these files according to your organization’s highest security standards and delete them when they are no longer required for compliance.

The results dashboard offers two views to help you analyze your findings:

- Aggregate Results. Use this view to identify trends, patterns, and areas of high risk from a summary of the data.
- Scan Results. Use this view to drill down to specific pieces of sensitive data. You can view up to 200 results per field directly in the dashboard.

- Go to the Data Detect Job Sessions tab and select the job session under Job Session Name to view the status and results.

The Scan Results page provides a detailed breakdown of the detected sensitive data types, where you can drill down into specific instances. If the **Show Excerpt of Sensitive Data** is turned on, it allows visual validation of data snippets and the ability to manage records at scale.