Using Standard Data Generators

Data Generator includes several pre-defined generators that you can use to generate data for data columns in your database. The topics in this section describe the pre-defined generators that are included with the Data Generator functionality.

In This Section

• Standard Data Generator Types
  Describes the types of generators that are included with Data Generator.

• Default Generators for SQL Server Data Types
  Describes which pre-existing generators are set as defaults for each SQL data type.

• How to: Change the Default Generator for a Column Type
  Explains how to change the generator that is the default for a particular data type.

• The Regular Expression Generator
  Describes the regular expression generator and how it is used.

• The Data Bound Generator
  Describes the Data Bound generator and how it is used.

• How to: Generate Data from an Excel Spreadsheet
  Describes how to generate data for a column by using Excel.