ClickHouse/docs/en/operations/table_engines/generate.md
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# GenerateRandom {#table_engines-generate}
The GenerateRandom table engine produces random data for given table schema.
Usage examples:
- Use in test to populate reproducible large table.
- Generate random input for fuzzing tests.
## Usage in ClickHouse Server {#usage-in-clickhouse-server}
``` sql
ENGINE = GenerateRandom(random_seed, max_string_length, max_array_length)
```
The `max_array_length` and `max_string_length` parameters specify maximum length of all
array columns and strings correspondingly in generated data.
Generate table engine supports only `SELECT` queries.
It supports all [DataTypes](../../data_types/index.md) that can be stored in a table except `LowCardinality` and `AggregateFunction`.
**Example:**
**1.** Set up the `generate_engine_table` table:
``` sql
CREATE TABLE generate_engine_table (name String, value UInt32) ENGINE = GenerateRandom(1, 5, 3)
```
**2.** Query the data:
``` sql
SELECT * FROM generate_engine_table LIMIT 3
```
``` text
┌─name─┬──────value─┐
│ c4xJ │ 1412771199 │
│ r │ 1791099446 │
│ 7#$ │ 124312908 │
└──────┴────────────┘
```
## Details of Implementation {#details-of-implementation}
- Not supported:
- `ALTER`
- `SELECT ... SAMPLE`
- `INSERT`
- Indices
- Replication
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