XML Schema for <generate>

The root element for a Generate XML Document.

Name	Type	Required	Description
log	string	required	The file that will contain all info, audit and error messages.

The connection definition used by DataGenerator.

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	string	required	The type of connection definition. The value should map to the class that implements ConnectionDef.

0..*

The properties applied to the connection definition object.

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	string	required	The name of the property.
value	string	required	The value of the property.

1..*

The list of tables whose values will be generated.

Name	Type	Required	Description
table	string	required	The table name whose data will be generated.
schema	string	optional	The schema name of the table.
catalog	string	optional	The catalog name of the table.
target	string	optional	The file that will contain the rows generated (used for entities that are generated).
count	integer	optional	The number of rows to generate (used for entities that are generated).
where	string	optional	The where clause to be appended to the SQL selection statement (used for source entities whose data comes from the database).
source	string	optional	The source file containing the rows or 'db' (used for source entities).
encoding	string	optional	The source or target file's encoding charset.

The delimiter formatter definition used to format the target file.

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	string	required	The type of delimiter formatter. The value should map to the class that implements DelimiterFormatter.

0..*

The properties applied to the delimiter formatter.

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	string	required	The name of the property.
value	string	required	The value of the property.

1..*

The list of columns in the table and target file

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	string	required	The name of the column.
SQLType	sqlType	optional	The type of the column.
format	string	optional	The format pattern used to describe how to format numbers or dates.

The column generator that will be used to generate values.

Name	Type	Required	Description
type	string	required	The type of column generator. The value should map to the class that implements ColumnValueGenerator.

0..*

The properties applied to the column generator.

Name	Type	Required	Description
name	string	required	The name of the property.
value	string	required	The value of the property.