The posts in this series assume that you have some level of familiarity with ODI. The concepts of Interface, Model, Knowledge Module and User Function are used here assuming that you understand them in the context of ODI. If you need more details on these elements, please refer to the ODI Tutorial for a quick introduction, or to the complete ODI documentation for detailed information.

We've all been there: we start coding, waiting for a set of sample data to be available. We move along with the code... and the data is not available. Or we need to build a small (or not so small) data set quickly. Sure, we all have sample databases left and right for that purpose. But recently I was looking for a decent size data set for some tests (more than the traditional 30 sample records) and could not put my hands on what I needed. What the heck: why not have ODI build this for me?

To read the entire article at its source, please refer to Generating Sample Data with ODI: A Case Study For Knowledge Modules and User Functions