Select the fields to be encrypted and identify the encryption type.

1. Navigate to Edge Encryption Configuration > Edge Encryption Configurations > Create New.
2. Complete the form.

   Field	Description
   Table	The table that contains the field to be encrypted.
   Type	Whether to encrypt a table column or attachments for the table. Select Column.
   Column	The field to be encrypted. Appears only when the Type is Column. Only String, Date, Date/Time, Journal, Journal Input, and URL fields are supported. String and URL fields: You can add an encryption configuration to either a parent table or a child table. Date and Date/Time fields: You can add an encryption configuration to a parent table only. You cannot add a new encryption configuration to a child table. Note: Depending on the number of records affected by the Date and Date/Time fields you are encrypting, it may take up to a few minutes to create the encryption configuration. Make sure that you create the encryption configuration for Date and Date/Time fields when transaction volume on the instance is low.
   Encryption type	The encryption type to use.

   Note: A specific table and field combination can have only one active configuration at a time.
3. Click Submit.

After configuring a field or a table's attachments to be encrypted, you can stop encryption by deactivating the encryption configuration. After deactivating encryption, you can run a Decryption job for fields or an Attachment Decryption job for attachments to remove the encrypted data from the instance.

1. Navigate to Edge Encryption Configuration > Edge Encryption Configurations > All.
   The Edge Encryption Configurations list is shown.
2. Click on the encryption configuration to be deactivated.
   The Edge Encryption Configuration form is shown.
3. Click on the Active box.
   The Active box is clear.
4. Click Update.
   The Edge Encryption Configurations list is shown.

You can schedule a job to find and encrypt any unencrypted data in a specified field, using the default encryption key configured for the field. If you do not create an encryption job after configuring a field for encryption, only new values are encrypted.

1. Navigate to Edge Encryption Configuration > Encryption Configurations > All.
2. Click the field that you want to schedule an encryption job for.
3. Under Related Links, click Schedule Mass Encryption Job.

   The Scheduled Encryption Job form is shown with all fields populated. The bottom of the form shows records for any previous job executions.

4. Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

   Field	Value
   Name	Enter a descriptive name.
   Active	Clear this check box if you want to deactivate this job.
   Job Type	Select Encryption.
   Table	Select a table.
   Column	Select a column.
   Estimated record count	Total estimated number of records to process. Populates after selecting Estimate Record Count.
   Process Historical Records	Select to process historical records in the Audit table if the field is audited. When encrypting historical records for a field in the Audit table, both new values and old values are encrypted. To learn more about audited fields, see Auditing.
   Estimate Maximum Audit Record Count	Estimated maximum number of audited records to process. Populates after selecting Estimate Record Count. This field is only visible when Process Historical Records is selected. Note: The estimate may be larger than the actual number of records processed.
   Run	Select the period between job executions.
   Starting	Enter the date and time to run the job for the first time.

5. Click the menu icon in the form header and select Save.
6. To see an estimated count of records to be updated, click Estimate Record Count.
7. To run the job immediately, click Execute Now.

You can schedule a job to decrypt data in an encrypted field, to store clear data in the instance.

1. Navigate to Edge Encryption Configuration > Encryption Configurations > All.
2. Click the field that you want to decrypt.
3. Under Related Links, click Schedule Mass Decryption Job.

   The Scheduled Encryption Job form is shown with all fields populated. The bottom of the form shows records for previous job executions.

4. Fill in the fields on the form, as appropriate.

   Field	Value
   Name	Enter a descriptive name.
   Job Type	Select Decryption.
   Active	Clear this check box if you want to deactivate this job.
   Table	Select a table.
   Column	Select a column.
   Estimated record count	Total estimated number of records to process. Populates after selecting Estimate Record Count.
   Process Historical Records	Select to process historical records in the Audit table if the field is audited. When encrypting historical records for a field in the Audit table, both new values and old values are encrypted. To learn more about audited fields, see Auditing.
   Estimate Maximum Audit Record Count	Estimated maximum number of audited records to process. Populates after selecting Estimate Record Count. This field is only visible when Process Historical Records is selected. Note: The estimate may be larger than the actual number of records processed.
   Run	Select the period between job executions.
   Starting	Enter the date and time to run the job for the first time.

5. Click the menu icon in the form header and select Save.
6. To see an estimated count of records to be updated, click Estimate Record Count.
7. To run the job immediately, click Execute Now.