Introduction to the Contains Social Security Number Check
The Contains Social Security Number check asserts that every value in a text field contains a social security number. Use it to keep tax and compliance identifiers usable.
This section is the complete guide to the check. The Deep Dive covers the definition, properties, and full evaluation semantics, explains how anomalies are reported, walks through production examples, and collects best practices; the How-tos are step-by-step tutorials for creating, editing, and deleting a check; the API page documents the payload for programmatic use; and the FAQ answers the most frequent questions.
Next Steps
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How It Works
The complete reference: definition, field scope, pattern matching, NULL handling, arrays, filter behavior, and coverage.
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Anomaly Reporting
The anomaly messages the check produces, what the numbers mean, Source Records highlighting, and Custom Anomaly Description.
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Examples
Three production scenarios with sample data, anomaly messages, and the SQL equivalent of what the check evaluates.
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Best Practices
Guidelines for scoping the check, pairing rules, and keeping the signal clean.
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Permissions
The team permission each action needs: view, create, edit, archive, restore, and delete.
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Create a Check
Step-by-step tutorial for creating a Contains Social Security Number check on a text field.
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Edit a Check
Step-by-step tutorial for changing the target field, filter, coverage, or organizational properties.
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Delete a Check
Step-by-step tutorial for archiving a check and deleting it permanently.
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Troubleshooting
Common problems with pattern matching, NULLs, arrays, and anomaly reporting, and how to resolve them.
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API
Payload shape and field notes for creating a Contains Social Security Number check programmatically.
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FAQ
Short answers to questions about matching, NULLs, arrays, and anomaly reporting.