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title: "ScanFiles - New Job"
slug: "scanfiles-new-job"
description: "You can scan CSV, JSON or XML files for PII data. This works in a similar way to database scanning."
updated: 2023-10-13T13:23:26Z
published: 2023-10-13T13:23:26Z
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# ScanFiles - New Job

You can scan CSV, JSON or XML files for PII data. This works in a similar way to database scanning.

It uses element name, regular expression and seedlist matching to assign categories.

Scan groups of files to create meta data for analysis by Data Analyser. Look for patterns of data combinations, compare sets of characteristics and look for differences in coverage! ![](https://cdn.document360.io/77f722a6-2d0a-49fa-8074-572515a6c4b8/Images/Documentation/image-1690376993113.png)

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- [Enterprise Test Data Release Notes](/test-data-automation-release-notes.md)
- [Data Activities](/database-activity-tutorials.md)