Sequential Integer
Generates a column of unique integer values. The values increment by 1.
Characteristics
Consistency | No, cannot be made consistent. |
Linking | Yes, can be linked. |
Differential privacy | No |
Data-free | No |
Allowed for primary keys | No |
Allowed for unique columns | Yes |
Uses format-preserving encryption (FPE) | No |
Privacy ranking | 3 |
Generator ID (for the API) |
How to configure
To configure the generator:
From the Link To dropdown list, select the other columns to link to the current column. You can only select columns that also use the Sequential Integer generator.
In the Starting Point field, type the number to use as the starting point. By default, the starting point is
0
. This means that the column value in the first processed row is0
. The value in the next processed row is1
. The generator continues to increment the value by 1 in each row that it processes.If Structural data encryption is enabled, then to use it for this column, toggle Use data encryption process to the on position.
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