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Creating a Data Subject Type

Overview

Data subject types define the categories of individuals whose personal data your organization collects and processes — for example, customers, employees, or website visitors. In the Data Mapping & Risk Manager (DMRM), data subject types are organized into categories and can be flagged as high risk to reflect their sensitivity.

This article explains how to create a new data subject type in DMRM, including how to assign a category, set a risk level, and control its visibility.

What you can do
✓Create a new data subject type with a custom name and category
✓Flag a data subject type as high risk
✓Control whether the data subject type is visible for selection across the platform
Creating a Data Subject Type

To create a new data subject type, follow these steps:

1

In the left navigation panel, hover over the Data Mapping & Risk Manager icon, and then navigate to Settings > Data Subject Types.

Data Mapping and Risk Manager left navigation panel with Settings menu expanded and Data Subject Types selected
2

In the top-right corner of the page, click Add New, and then complete the following fields:

Add New data subject type form showing Name, Category, High Risk, and Visibility fields
• Name — Enter the data subject type name.
• Category — Select a data subject category from the dropdown list. If no existing category applies, select Create new and enter a name for the new category.
• High Risk — Select this checkbox to flag the data subject type as high risk.
High Risk checkbox selected on the Add New data subject type form
• Visibility — The data subject type is set to visible by default. To hide it from selection, clear the checkbox.
3

Click Add.

📋 Note: The new data subject type appears in the Data Subject Types list and is immediately available for selection across Data Mapping & Risk Manager, provided its visibility is enabled.
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