Creating simple test data using tRowGenerator

This recipe shows how tRowGenerator allows dummy data to be created for test purposes.

Getting ready

1. Open the jo_cook_ch10_0100_tRowGenerator job.
2. Open the tRowGenerator component.
   

How to do it...

The steps for creating simple test data using tRowGenerator are as follows:

1. Click on the Functions cell for customerId and select Numeric.sequence.
2. Click on the Functions cell for firstName and select TalendDataGenerator.getFirstName.
3. Click on the Functions cell for lastName and select TalendDataGenerator.getLastName.
4. Click on the Functions cell for DOB and select TalendDate.getRandomDate. Your tRowGenerator should be as shown in the following screenshot:
   
5. Exit the tRowGenerator component, and run the job.

How it works...

Talend provides a set of random generators for different field types to enable test data to be created very easily. So, as you can see, we are using a sequence to create sequential customer key, random first names and last names, and a random...