Talend Open Studio Cookbook

Creating random test data using lookups

This simple technique shows how we can randomly assign values using lookups.

Getting ready

Open the jo_cook_ch10_0120_randomTestDataLookups job.

How to do it...

The steps for creating random test data using lookups are as follows:

1. Open tMap.
2. Open the tMap settings for the productData input flow.
3. Change the Match Model to First Match.
4. For the Expr. key for productData, add the code:

   Numeric.random(1,15)

5. Drag all columns from both inputs to the output.
6. Your tMap should now look like this:
   
7. Exit tMap and run the job.

How it works...

As you will see from the output, the job will add a random product ID and product description ...