Apply generator settings to a set of columns at once
rcd.guerra
Posts: 15
Hi there,
we are evaluating SqlDataGenerator.
In this project we have a somewhat big datamodel (~200 tables) and some columns have the same generator settings.
Is there a chance to define the same settings for a particular column and apply them at once for all tables without having to manually do this ?
For instance, all tables have a 'STATUS' column with values ranging from A, I and D. I want to specify this at the generator settings level, but dont want to do it in all tables.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Ricardo
we are evaluating SqlDataGenerator.
In this project we have a somewhat big datamodel (~200 tables) and some columns have the same generator settings.
Is there a chance to define the same settings for a particular column and apply them at once for all tables without having to manually do this ?
For instance, all tables have a 'STATUS' column with values ranging from A, I and D. I want to specify this at the generator settings level, but dont want to do it in all tables.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Ricardo
Comments
There's no way to copy generator settings across tables that I'm aware of. What generator does it currently auto-select for the column in question? One solution would be to create your own generator using one of the XML files in c:\Program Files (x86)\Red Gate\SQL Data Generator 2\Config as a starting point. You'll see some of them (for instance 'extensions.xml') have a "matches" setting; this helps hint Data Generator into selecting that generator for any given column name. So by setting one for "Status" at 100%, and making it generate the type of data you want, you may be able to achieve the effect you're after.
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