Testing with a full copy of production data is always best as well as testing with a created set of data to test all possibilities (invalid data tests too).
I have head that there is software to 'scramble' the sensitive data items but do not know any names. Try looking for the buzzwords PCI, PII etc. and software compliance . -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Henke Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IBM-MAIN] Developers' Use of Prod Data For Testing 1) Does anyone know of developers being prevented from using production data and being required to create their own test data completely from scratch? 2) Does anyone know of a software tool that will scramble production data like SSNs while maintaining "referential integrity" ( DB2, IMS, etc) to prevent developers from having access to sensitive production data? My current client claims both these things exist, but I have never heard of them. Thank you, George Henke (C) 845 401 5614 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
