Custom Generators
The current version of the Enahanced Data Generators have the following categories of Generators
Update for Version 1.5: This version does not have any dependence on VS2008 anymore and so IBANGenerator is not integrated into the main DataGenerator code. Also the code is now moved to SQL CE 4, which removes the need to install SQL CE on the system before running Data Generators. In this version the deployable ships with all the required support DLLs. So you can basically drop the files in the right directory and everything should work out of the box with VS 2010. (Obviously this still has a dependency on VS 2010 and .NET 4.0 :) )
Update for version 1.3: This version is compiled and designed to run in Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0. It will not run with VS 2008 as the Data Generation classes have undergone a change. If you are still using VS 2008, I recommend that you stay with version 1.2.
Also the IBAN Data Generator has be seperated out into an extension by itself and this is commented out in the config file. This is because the IBAN Generator uses some VS 2008 dlls, which cannot be redistributed and may not be available with VS 2010. If you still have access to those files, you can still enable the Generator in the config file and use it as is.
Personal
FirstName Generator
This generates First names of people based on Locale and Gender
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Locale | This contains the ISO standard based name of the locale for which the FirstName has to be generated |
| Gender | Valid values of Male, Female or Both(which will generate both male and female names randomly) |
| Case | Specified how the name has to be cased. Possible values of Upper, Lower or Proper |
| FirstName | The output property that will contian the generated value |
LastName Generator
This generates Last names of people based on Locale. Since last names are not usually gender specific, this generator does not accept the Gender Parameter.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Locale | This contains the ISO standard based name of the locale for which the FirstName has to be generated |
| Case | Specified how the name has to be cased. Possible values of Upper, Lower or Proper |
| LastName | The output property that will contian the generated value |
Currently both LastName and FirstName generators support the following locales
| Locale | Description |
| en-US | English names based on the US Census Data |
| de-DE | German Names |
| ch-CH | Chinese names in Simplified Chinese notation |
| ch-TW | Chinese names in Traditional Chinese notation - Currently available only for LastNames |
| en-CH | Chinese names using English notation |
If you have data for other cultures please sendit to me as a excel file or provide the URL from where I can get the data in a tabular format. I will be updating the data as and when I get more data and time :)
Sample Names Generated for different Locale settings
Category - Financials
ABA Generator
This generates random Bank Routing Number (also called ABA numbers) used in the United States and Canada. This currently only supports United States format. This is a 9 digit number in the MICR format with a checksum digit. More information on the format can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aba_number
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| GenerateCheckSum | A boolean flag that when set will generate the checksum as per the correct algorithm. You will need the correct checksum if your code will be validating the checksum and you want to test this functionality. If false and format is MICR, then 8 digits are generated with the "-" used to seperate two 4 digit parts, so that the total is still 9 digits. |
| MICRFormat | A boolean flag that determines which format of the ABA number is generated. If True it generates the MICR format. If False, it will generate the fractional format. Since the fractional format does not use a checksum digit, the GenerateChecksum is set to false internally. |
| Output | The output property that will contian the generated value |
Currently when you switch MICR format property, there is a problem with the Checksum property where though it is set to false internally, the property dialog does not show the updated value. This also sometimes results in the property not being set correctly when you change the MICR format again. So if you change the MICR format, then change the GenerateChecksum property twice just to make sure the right values are generated.
IBAN Generator
This generates a random International Bank Account Number(or IBAN) used in Europe and a number of other countries (e.g. Saudi Arabia). More information is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBAN
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| IBANCountry | A 2-letter country identifier (e.g. IT, GB). The generator will generate IBANs for that country. If left empty or "Any" is specified, this will generate IBANs for randomly selected countries (each row will get a IBAN from a different country) |
| Output | The output property that will contian the generated value |
The BankIds and Account Numbers are just randomly generated as per the size specifications of the country choosen. So there may be no such bank or account available. Also the length of the generated IBAN depends on the format specified for the country. Also the generator will always generate the full length as specified for both Bank and Account numbers. The Generator will generate the global checksum for the complete number, but not country specific Bank/Account number Check digits. The generated IBAN will pass most IBAN validators, except those that check for actual Bank Ids or the Bank/Account number level Check digits.
Update: As of version 1.5 IBANGenerator is integrated into the main Data Generator. It no longer depends on the RegExString Class from the VSTS 2008 release.
Indian Bank Codes Generator
This generates valid data for an Indian Bank, including its IFSC Code, MICR, Bank Name, City and State. This data is based on the data published by the reserve bank of India at its Website.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| UseLinkColumns | Since this Generator has multiple outputs, this boolean property sets whether all outputs are in synch for a single row. If this is false, then a radom value is generated for each output, even if for the same row. If true, then the output columns are in Synch |
| LinkId | This is used only when UseLinkColumns is true. This can be any alpha-numeric value, but all columns with the same value for this property will be in Synch |
| ValidMICROnly | Generate values only for Banks where valid MICR codes are present. |
| Filter By State | Restrict Generated values to Banks in a particular State. Currently only 1 State can be selected. Default value is "Any" |
| IFSCCode | Output. Indian Financial System Code |
| BankBrach | Output. The Bank Branch |
| MICRCode | Output. Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Code |
| BankName | Output. The Bank Name |
| BankCity | Output. The City where this branch is located |
| BankState | Output. The State where this branch is located |
Category - XML
XML Generator
This generator generate XML based on the provided XSD schema. This uses the MSDN XML Generator sample to generate the code.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| XMLSchema | The XML Schema that needs to be used generate the XML. This is multi-line text entry and you can paste the whole schema in. The schema needs to be well formed. |
| MaxLevels | Maximum levels to which data is generated for a "unbound" item |
| GeneratedXML | Output. Contains the generated XML |