# Company Name {% hint style="info" %} This generator is deprecated. Use the [Business Name](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/generation/generators/generator-reference/business-name) generator instead. {% endhint %} Generates a random company name-like string. ## Characteristics


Consistency	Yes, can be made self-consistent or consistent with another column.
Linking	No, cannot be linked.
Differential privacy	Yes, if consistency is not enabled.
Data-free	Yes, if consistency is not enabled.
Allowed for primary keys	No
Allowed for unique columns	No
Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE)	No
Privacy ranking	1 if not consistent 4 if consistent
Generator ID (for the API)	`CompanyNameGenerator`

## How to configure To configure the generator, toggle the **Consistency** setting to indicate whether to make the generator consistent. By default, the generator is not consistent. If consistency is enabled, then by default it is self-consistent. To make the generator consistent with another column, from the **Consistent to** dropdown list, select the column. When the generator is consistent with itself, then a given source value is always mapped to the same destination value. For example, My Company is always mapped to New Company. When the generator is consistent with another column, then a given source value in that other column always results in the same destination value for the company name column. For example, if the company name column is consistent with a name column, then every instance of John Smith in the name column in the source database has the same company name in the destination database. If [Structural data encryption](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/generation/generators-assign-config/generators-data-encryption-config) is enabled, then to use it for this column, in the advanced options section, toggle **Use data encryption process** to the on position.