====== Random Data Generator ======


===== About =====
A ''random generator'' is a [[column|column data generator]] that [[generator|generates]] data randomly inside a range of values.


<note tip>
If you want to extract values from a list at random, you should use the [[histogram|histogram generator]] with a factor of ''1'' for each bucket. Example: [[howto:generator:random_color]]
</note>


This generator will generate the values in an uniform distribution.
===== Howto =====
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===== Properties =====

^ Key ^ Default Value ^ Description ^ Related HowTo ^
| ''min'' | See [[#data type|data type]] | The minimum value of the range of values | [[howto:generator:random|random]] |
| ''max'' | See [[#data type|data type]] | The minimum value of the range of values | [[howto:generator:random|random]] |

===== Data Type =====

The below data type are supported:

^ Data Type ^ Default Min ^ Default Max ^ Precision ^
| Integer | 1 | 10 | Na |
| Float / Double / Real | 1.0 | 10.0 | Na |
| Numeric / Decimal (Rounding Half Down) | 1.0 | 10.0 | Column Scale Property |
| Date | -10 days | 0 | day |
| Timestamp | -10 days | 0 | Second |
| Time | ''00:00:00'' | ''23:59:59'' | Second |
| Varchar | a | z | Na |

<note important>
A Timestamp without time zone is not considered an timestamp from the UTC timezone as required by the YAML specification. Read more here: [[docs:common:yaml#timestamp|Timetamp]]
</note>