Sometimes, Actifile detects sensitive information that is hard to locate within a file. The Actifile Regex Parser and Test Tool makes this easier by quickly identifying and extracting relevant details.
About the Actifile Regex Parser
The Actifile Regex Parser is designed to open and analyze a variety of office documents and text files. It enables users to apply regular expressions (regex) to pinpoint specific data elements within these files.
Download the Tool
You can download the Actifile Regex Parser here: Download the tool.
How to Use the Actifile Regex Parser
Step 1. Download and run the tool (it may take a minute to load).
Step 2. Select the file you need to analyze.
Step 3. Copy the regular expression from the relevant Actifile classifier. To find it, log in to the Actifile portal, go to Deployment > Classifiers > Active Classifiers (or Deployment > Policies > Classifiers in the legacy UI), and click the classifier's name to access its settings.
Step 4. Paste the copied regex into the parser.
Step 5. Wait for the tool to complete its search. It will identify all possible matches and generate a results file.
Step 6. Open the referenced file to review the results.
You can now use the results to pinpoint the data in the original file.