Parameters of the Dataset generator

After you add the Dataset generator in a field of a Data definition, you can customize the existing configurations of the field.

When you click the Dataset generator of a specific field in the Data definition in the Edit branch, the unique parameters of the Dataset generator that contains the existing configuration details for that field are displayed in the Dataset dialog.

The following table provides the list of UI elements of the Dataset dialog with their default parameters, and the actions that you can perform in the dialog to customize the parameters for the selected field:

UI element Description Default feature Action
The Generator field Displays the name of the selected generator, that is, Dataset. The name is not editable. NA
The Blank percentage field Determines the frequency of blank datasets in the generated data. Displays 0 and is editable.

Enter a number from 0 to 100.

For example, if you enter 10, approximately 10% of the fields corresponding to datasets in the generated data will be blank.

The Name field Displays the custom name of the selected configuration. Displays Default and is editable. Enter an identifiable name to the selected configuration, if required.
The Percentage field Determines the proportion of the generated rows with datasets. Editable.

Enter a number from 0 to 100 in the field to set the percentage of rows with datasets to be generated.

For example, if you enter 50, the generated data will display the datasets column with a 50% occurrence rate.

The Dataset field Allows you to browse and select a dataset file from the system. NA

Click the Browse option to select a dataset file from your system.

The selected dataset value is displayed in the Dataset field.

The Column list Allows you to select the desired column from the dataset for data generation. NA Click the list to select the column from the dataset.
The Add new configuration tab You can add additional dataset configurations with specific dataset and column selections, if required.
  • The Name field displays Configuration-1 and is editable.
  • The Percentage field is editable.
  • The Dataset and Column fields display the same values that were provided in the previous configuration.

Click the tab to create additional dataset configurations, and then add the required components for the additional dataset configuration.

For example, if the previous configuration included a dataset with the Address column, you can add a new dataset in another configuration to include another dataset with the Email column.

Note: You can click the delete icon Delete icon to delete any additional configuration that you do not need.
The Save to catalog option After the customization of the Dataset generator is complete, you can use the Dataset generator as the base generator to create a new custom generator. NA

Click the Save to catalog icon .

You can reuse the same configuration at a later time in different scenarios without having to set it up again from scratch. See Creating custom generators and categories from Data definitions.

The preview icon Image of the preview icon for each configuration of generator. The preview icon Image of the preview icon for each configuration of generator. is available for each configuration of a generator. NA Click the preview icon Image of the preview icon for each configuration of generator. to view the sample test data for the selected configuration of a generator.
The close icon NA NA Click the icon to exit the Dataset generator dialog.
Note: The total percentage displayed in the Percentage fields of all the configurations in the Dataset generator should be equal to 100.