# Running data generation jobs

Data generation uses the configured tables modes and generators to transform the data in the source database or source files. The transformed data is used to create the destination database or to write transformed files to file storage.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Types of data generation</strong></td><td>Includes simple data generation, subsetting, and upsert.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-generation-run-job/data-generation-types">data-generation-types</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data generation process</strong></td><td>Overview of how Structural processes source data to produce destination data.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-generation-run-job/data-generation-process">data-generation-process</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Run data generation manually</strong></td><td>Select the data generation option for a workspace.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-generation-run-job/data-generation-manual">data-generation-manual</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Schedule data generation</strong></td><td>Configure the workspace to run data generation on an automated schedule.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-generation-run-job/data-generation-scheduling">data-generation-scheduling</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Data generation issues</strong></td><td>Issues that can cause data generation to fail.</td><td></td><td><a href="data-generation-run-job/data-generation-issues">data-generation-issues</a></td></tr></tbody></table>