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New-DbaDbDataGeneratorConfig
Author Sander Stad (@sqlstad, sqlstad.nl)
Availability Windows, Linux, macOS

 

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Synopsis

Generates a new data generation configuration file.

Description

Generates a new data generation configuration file. This file is important to apply any data generation to a table in a database.

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Syntax

New-DbaDbDataGeneratorConfig
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <String[]>]
    [[-Table] <String[]>]
    [-ResetIdentity]
    [-TruncateTable]
    [[-Rows] <Int32>]
    [-Path] <String>
    [-Force]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

 

Examples

 

Example: 1
PS C:\> New-DbaDbDataGeneratorConfig -SqlInstance SQLDB1 -Database DB1 -Path C:\Temp\clone

Process all tables and columns for database DB1 on instance SQLDB1

Example: 2
PS C:\> New-DbaDbDataGeneratorConfig -SqlInstance SQLDB1 -Database DB1 -Table Customer -Path C:\Temp\clone

Process only table Customer with all the columns

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances.

Alias
Required True
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Path

Path where to save the generated JSON files.
The naming convention will be "servername.databasename.tables.json".

Alias
Required True
Pipeline false
Default Value

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).
Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported.
For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Database

Databases to process through
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Table

Tables to process. By default all the tables will be processed.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-ResetIdentity

Resets the identity column for a table to it's starting value. By default it will continue with the next identity.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-TruncateTable

Truncates the tabel befoe inserting the values.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-Rows

Amount of rows that need to be generated. The default is 1000.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value 1000
-Force

Forcefully execute commands when needed.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message.
This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting.
Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.
Alias
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value False
-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.
Alias wi
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value
-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.
Alias cf
Required False
Pipeline false
Default Value