Legal Test Data Strategy

Build compliance-grade dummy datasets
Accelerate audit-ready QA and staging

Blend Japan's Industrial Safety and Health Act, APPI, and My Number requirements into safe regression datasets so HR, payroll, and analytics teams can validate flows without touching production records.

Compliance disclaimer

DataGen Pro schemas draw on public regulations but do not guarantee compliance. Work with your legal and compliance teams to validate retention rules, masking levels, and usage scope before rollout.

What is legal-friendly test data?

Compliance-friendly test data reproduces regulatory attributes and retention rules so you can run realistic QA, integration, and audit rehearsals while keeping production data locked down.

Key regulations & guidance

  • Industrial Safety and Health Act / enforcement regulations (medical exam retention)
  • Act on the Protection of Personal Information & anonymised/pseudonymised data guidance
  • My Number Act plus internal secure-handling rules
  • MIC / IPA logging & governance recommendations

Business outcomes

  • Run integration and load tests without exposing live HR data
  • Package audit-ready evidence and operating procedures
  • Share safe samples with vendors and offshore teams
  • Update templates quickly when regulations change

Common scenarios

  • HRIS, payroll, and labor-management migrations
  • Internal audits, ISMS reviews, and customer due diligence
  • BI / analytics pipelines that require governance controls

Sample schema & attribute design

The compliance category in DataGen Pro ships with ready-made schemas. Use these field definitions and legal references to streamline internal reviews.

FieldDescriptionReference
record_idRecord identifier (UUID v4)Identifier for audit traceability
employee_idInternal employee ID (alphanumeric, 8 chars)Industrial Safety and Health Act—health exam record management
consent_flagRecorded consent status (true/false)APPI Article 16
masking_levelAnonymization level (low/medium/high)APPI—anonymized information
retention_period_daysRetention window in daysIndustrial Safety and Health Regulations Article 51
last_updated_atLast update timestamp (ISO 8601)Internal controls and audit trail

Adopt naming rules that both engineering and compliance teams understand. Because DataGen Pro relies on JSON Schema, you can integrate the same structure into CI/CD pipelines with minimal effort.

Operational workflow & checklist

1

Classify requirements

Document statutory, contractual, and corporate policies, then classify identifiers, special categories, and anonymised datasets.

2

Design & review

Adapt DataGen Pro templates, adjust mandatory fields, retention windows, and masking rules, and sign off with stakeholders.

3

Generate, distribute, log

Track generation history, recipients, and disposal deadlines; limit access and retain evidence for audits. Capture ja-JP and en-US outputs via the locale option so reviewers see both versions before release.

4

Close the loop

Feed audit findings and law updates back into the template so every team reuses the same governance checklist.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Will auditors accept synthetic datasets?

A. Yes—when you capture generation, distribution, and disposal logs plus schema change history. Run an internal controls review ahead of external audits.

Q. How do we benchmark against production?

A. Compare statistical metrics such as volume, distribution, and anomaly ratios rather than personal data. Automating delta reports keeps anonymisation quality visible.

Q. Can we cover overseas regulations?

A. Extend the JSON Schema for GDPR, CCPA, or other regimes and adjust retention/masking with guidance from local experts.

Launch compliant test-data ops with DataGen Pro

All schemas ship as MIT-licensed JSON definitions, so you can plug them into CI/CD pipelines or internal templates without friction.