Data Generator Walkthroughs

This topic provides links to detailed walkthroughs that cover different areas of data generation with Visual Studio Team System Database Edition. To find information about a specific subject, see Generating Data with Data Generators.

In This Section

• Walkthrough: Creating and Running a Data Generation Plan
  Walks you through the process of creating and running a data generation plan to fill tables with random data.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Data Generator
  Walks you through the process of creating a custom data generator that you can use in data generation plans.

• Walkthrough: Registering a Custom Data Generator
  Walks you through the process of registering a custom data generator so that you can use it in data generation plans.

• Walkthrough: Deploying a Custom Data Generator
  Provides a detailed walkthrough that demonstrates how to create a deployment project for a custom generator.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Data Generator for a Check Constraint
  Walks you through the process of creating a custom data generator that you can use to handle complicated input. The custom data generator generates data from one of two ranges.

• Walkthrough: Creating a Custom Data Generator that Aggregates Standard Generators
  Walks you through the process of creating a custom data generator that aggregates standard data generators. The custom data generator generates data from one of two ranges by using the standard DateTime generator.

Related Sections

• Data Generation Plans
  Contains links to topics that describe how to create data generation plans and run them to generate random data.

• Creating Custom Data Generators
  Contains links to topics that describe how to use extensibility to create, register, and deploy custom data generators.