How to mask SSN?

[mike_tx_edu]

I want to be able to mask a SSN that is displayed on a Form. For example, the user would enter nine digits for the SSN, but when displaying on the form and for printing purposes the field gets masked as ***-**-9999 for security purposes. When saving the SSN to the database the entire nine digits are captured.

I tried to manipulate the Validation Pattern in the Display tab for that object to something like text{***-**-9999}, but nothing seems to work there. Has anyone else tried to do something similar? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

Patterns aren't intended to perform this kind of character replacement. Here is some code that will do the trick - the only catch is you will have to add a hidden field to hold the SSN for binding.

I created 2 fields, form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked and form1.page1.subform1.ssn. The exit script on ssnMasked is as follows:

// form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked::exit - (JavaScript, client)

if (form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked.rawValue != null) {

  var ssn = form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked.rawValue;

  var regExp = /^(\d{9}|\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4})$/;

  if (regExp.test(ssn)) {

    regExp = /^\d{9}/;

    if (regExp.test(ssn)) {

      this.rawValue = "***-**-" + ssn.substring(5,9);

      form1.page1.subform1.ssn.rawValue = ssn;

    }

    else {

        this.rawValue = "***-**-" + ssn.substring(7,11);

        ssn = ssn.substring(0,3) + ssn.substring(4,6) + ssn.substring(7,11);

        form1.page1.subform1.ssn.rawValue = ssn;

    }

}

else {

  xfa.host.messageBox("SSN must be in the form 123-45-6789 or 123456789.","SSN Error",0,0);

  xfa.host.setFocus("form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked");

  }

}

You can enter the SSN in form1.page1.subform1.ssnMasked as 123-45-6789 and 123456789, otherwise validation fails. If validation passes, both fields are re-constructed accordingly. The field for binding, form1.page1.subform1.ssn, will be in the format 123456789.

Steve

[mike_tx_edu]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the response! This works like a charm and is exactly what I am looking for.

Regards,

Mike

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