Deleting outdated index entries

Configure secure deletion of outdated entries.

For certain functions, IBM® Safer Payments requires indexing certain data attributes.

If you require an index on the PAN attribute, old index attributes must be securely deleted after the retention period defined in Installation prerequisites.

IBM Safer Payments can be configured to securely delete outdated index entries automatically, by enabling the outdated entries setting.

  1. In the user interface, click the Model tab.
  2. Click the checkbox for the Champion entry.
  3. Click the copy (Copy) icon.
  4. Click the newly created Challenger entry.
  5. Click Data model > Indexes on the navigation menu.
  6. From the Own Indexes section, click the PAN entry.
    Figure 1. PAN Index section
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  7. Select the Purge outdated entries checkbox and enter a maximum lifetime.