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====== Generator - DataSet Generator ======




===== About =====

A ''data set generator''  is a [[data-supplier|column data generator]] that [[generator|generates]] data from any [[:docs:resource:resource|resource]] (Ie from any data set)




===== Example =====


  * [[:howto:generator:data-set|]]


===== Arguments =====

The list of [[:docs:conf:parameter|arguments]] that you can use in the [[data-supplier#data_supplier|data-supplier]] are:

^ Attribute Name ^ Description ^ Default ^ 
| ''data-uri'' | A mandatory [[:docs:resource:data_uri|data uri]] |  |
| ''column'' | The column to get the data from in the [[:docs:resource:data_uri|data uri]] | The column name |
| ''meta-columns'' | A map that links a local column to a metadata column (a third column)  | Empty |


===== Weight Factor =====

Note that you can apply a `Weight Factor` to the data generated.

If you data resources contains a numeric weight factor column called `probability`, `weight` or `factor`, a [[:docs:generator:histogram|histogram (distribution)]] is generated.