This feature can only be modified in Professional and Enterprise Editions.
You can specify for Identity Finder to Search for unformatted SSNs in locations. Unformatted Social Security Numbers (SSNs) are numbers in locations without dashes or spaces or other characters. For example, 123456789 could be an unformatted SSN. There are three options:
Never search for unformatted SSNs: Identity Finder will always ignore unformatted SSNs unless there is an SSN keyword near the number (for example: "SSN: 123456789").
Only search for unformatted SSNs in Excel and CSV files: Identity Finder will search inside Excel spreadsheets and CSV files for unformatted SSNs but will ignore unformatted SSNs in all other locations.
Always search for unformatted SSNs (this is the default option): Identity Finder will search all locations for unformatted SSNs. This may yield a high number of false positive results because nine digit numbers are common, therefore, there are additional options to help reduce the number of false positives.
Select the radio button of your preference.
To view or change these settings, click the Settings button on the Tools and Options ribbon.