Parameters of the Number generator

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

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

The following table provides the list of UI elements of the Number 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, Number. The name is not editable. NA
The Distribution field Determines if the numbers are randomly generated or not in the corresponding column of the test data. Contains the Random option. The Random option is selected.
  • Do not perform any action if you want the numbers, when generated in the test data, to follow a random distribution.

  • Clear the Random option if you want the numbers to follow a fixed distribution and to be non-random.

    When you clear the option, the Percentage fields of all the existing configurations become editable. You can thereby set a fixed distribution for the numbers using the Percentage field.

    For example, if you set the percentage distribution of 30% to a configuration that contains numbers with 2 decimal values and 70% to another configuration that contains numbers with no decimal values, then the number column of the generated data displays the values accordingly.
The Duplicates field Determines if duplicate or unique numbers are present in the generated data. Contains the Allowed option. The Allowed option is selected.
  • Do not perform any action if you want the generated numbers to include duplicate entries.
  • Clear the Allowed option if you want to ensure unique numbers with no duplicates. This will prevent any duplicate numbers from appearing in the generated data.
The Blank percentage field Determines the frequency of blank numbers 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 numbers 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 numbers when you do not select the Random option. Editable when Random is not selected.

If you did not select the Random option for distribution, enter a number from 0 to 100 in the Percentage field to set the percentage of numbers to be generated.

For example, if you enter 50, the generated data will display the number column with a 50% occurrence rate.
The Numbers section Determines either the range of numbers or the number of digits that appear in the generated data. You can select either the Range or # of Digits button and then enter the corresponding values in the Min and Max fields. The # of Digits button is selected with minimum digit as 1 and maximum digit as 10.
  • Enter numeric values in the Min and Max fields to set the minimum and maximum number of digits respectively. The # of Digits button is selected as the default feature.
  • Click the Range button to switch to range-based number generation and then enter numeric value s in the Min and Max fields to set the minimum and maximum range of numbers.
The Decimal places section Determines the range of decimal places that display in the generated numbers. The Min and Max fields in the section are blank. Enter numeric values in the Min and Max fields to set the minimum and maximum number of decimal places, respectively, in the generated numbers.
The Add new configuration tab You can add additional configurations for numbers with specific components and settings, if required.
  • The Name field displays Configuration-1 and is editable.
  • The Percentage field is editable when the Random option is not selected.
  • The fields or options in the following sections display the same values that were provided in the previous configuration:
    • Numbers
    • Decimal places

Click the tab and then add the required components for the additional configuration.

For example, you can have one configuration for numbers with fixed decimal places and another configuration with no decimal places. You can similarly customize the values, distribution, and percentage as required.

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 Number generator is complete, you can use the Number generator as the base generator to create a new custom generator. NA

Click the Save to catalog icon .

You can thereby reuse the same configuration at a later time in different scenarios without having to set it up again from the scratch. See Creating custom generators and categories from Data definitions.
The close icon NA NA Click the icon to exit the Number generator dialog.
Note: The total percentage displayed in the Percentage fields of all the configurations in the Number generator should be equal to 100.