What is the optimal order for discovery patterns?

Every discovery pattern has a different computation expense to execute. The following table identifies the recommended group ordering based on time required, from least to most consuming:

Ordering

Discovery Pattern

1st

  • Mask

  • Data Type

2nd

  • Length Check

  • Lookup

  • Regular Expression

  • Date

  • Contextual Check

3rd

  • NER Model

  • Digital Check