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This document provides information about how to manage test data using the Oracle Data Masking and Subsetting features of the Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database Plug-in. This document is intended for database administrators, application designers, and programmers who are responsible for performing real-world testing of Oracle Database.
For more information about some of the topics discussed in this document, see the following documents in the Oracle documentation set:
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