ApexSQL Generate

Test data generator

Generate random test data for SQL Server

• Generate SQL test data for specified tables
• Export test data to SQL, XML, CSV, JSON, Excel
• Generate millions of rows quickly
• Customize test data plan with detailed options
• Support a full range of SQL data types
• Choose from multiple generators (Random, List, etc.)
• Retain data consistency with foreign key support
• Emulate real-world test data

Features

Full SQL Server Data Type Support

Generate test data across all SQL Server data types

Predefined Generators

Use 150+ predefined generators for meaningful data e.g. names, addresses, credit card numbers, social security numbers

Cross-column Dependency Support

Generate test data based on another column’s values with predefined conditional, string, date and numeric functions

Customization

Use a wide range of predefined options to customize data, like seed, length, minimum and maximum values, uniqueness of data, and percentage of null values.

User Defined Generators

Save any generator’s settings so it can be reused later with already prepared setup.

Table Mapping

Use intelligent column recognition pattern to populate table with data from external sources like other database tables and views or CSV files.

Trigger and Check Constraint Handling

Disable Triggers and Check constraints to avoid referential integrity errors

Relational Integrity Support

Include or exclude dependent objects in the generation process

Exports

Execute the generated data against a database or choose one of the exporting options

Generated Data Preview

Preview generated data before executing or exporting

GUI Warnings

Display errors, warnings and info messages in the tree view and preview panel for incorrect generator settings, circular dependencies, constraint violations, info messages regarding DELETE triggers enforced for the selected column and more

Post Generation Summary

Track progress, possible errors and the number of rows successfully inserted into the database and the time span of the generation process

Modular Test Plans

Build inheritance into test data plans by copying existing database settings

Command Line Interface

Fully automate the test data generation process.

Visual Themes

Customize the visual appearance with interface themes.