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  • Welcome to Syntho
  • Overview
    • Get started
      • Syntho bootcamp
        • 1. What is Syntho?
        • 2. Introduction data anonymization
        • 3. Connectors & workspace creation
        • 4. PII scan
        • 5. Generators
          • Mockers
          • Maskers
          • AI synthesize
          • Calculated columns
          • Free text de-identification
        • 6. Referential integrity & foreign keys
        • 7. Workspace synchronization & validation
        • 8. Workspace & user management
        • 9. Large workloads​
        • 10. AI synthesis: Data pre-processing when using
      • Prerequisites
      • Sample datasets
      • Introduction to data generators
      • AI-generated synthetic data
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Setup Workspaces
    • View workspaces
    • Create a workspace
      • Connect to a database
        • PostgreSQL
        • MySQL / MariaDB
        • Oracle
        • Microsoft SQL Server
        • DB2
        • Databricks
          • Importing Data into Databricks
        • Hive
        • SAP Sybase
        • Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
        • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
      • Workspace modes
    • Edit a workspace
    • Duplicate a workspace
    • Transfer workspace ownership
    • Share a workspace
    • Delete a workspace
    • Workspace default settings
  • Configure a Data Generation Job
    • Configure table settings
    • Configure column settings
      • AI synthesize
        • Sequence model
          • Prepare your sequence data
        • QA report
        • Additional privacy controls
        • Cross-table relationships limitations
      • Mock
        • Text
          • Supported languages
        • Numeric (integer)
        • Numeric (decimal)
        • Datetime
        • Other
      • Mask
        • Text
        • Numeric (integer)
        • Numeric (decimal)
        • Datetime
        • UUID
      • Duplicate
      • Exclude
      • Consistent mapping
      • Calculated columns
      • Key generators
        • Differences between key generators
      • JSON de-identification
    • Manage personally identifiable information (PII)
      • Privacy dashboard
      • Discover and de-identify PII columns
        • Identify PII columns manually
        • Automatic PII discovery with PII scanner
      • Remove columns from PII list
      • Automatic PII discovery and de-identification in free text columns
      • Supported PII & PHI entities
    • Manage foreign keys
      • Foreign key inheritance
      • Add virtual foreign keys
        • Add virtual foreign keys
        • Use foreign key scanner
        • Import foreign keys via JSON
        • Export foreign keys via JSON
      • Delete foreign keys
    • Validate and synchronize workspace
    • View and adjust generation settings
  • Deploy Syntho
    • Introduction
      • Syntho architecture
      • Requirements
        • Requirements for Docker deployments
        • Requirements for Kubernetes deployments
      • Access Docker images
        • Online
        • Offline
    • Deploy Syntho using Docker
      • Preparations
      • Deploy using Docker Compose
      • Run the application
      • Manually saving logs
      • Updating the application
      • Backup
    • Deploy Syntho using Kubernetes
      • Preparations
      • Deploy Ray using Helm
        • Upgrading Ray CRDs
        • Troubleshooting
      • Deploy Syntho using Helm
      • Validate the deployment
      • Troubleshooting
      • Saving logs
      • Upgrading the applications
      • Backup
    • Manage users and access
      • Single Sign-On (SSO) in Azure
      • Manage admin users
      • Manage non-admin users
    • Logs and monitoring
      • Does Syntho collect any data?
      • Temporary data storage by application
  • Syntho API
    • Syntho REST API
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  • Define the source and destination database
  • Batch read and write options
  • Request a new connector
  • Connector considerations & limitations

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  1. Setup Workspaces
  2. Create a workspace

Connect to a database

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Define the source and destination database

Before you can synthesize your data, you must first create a workspace by connecting to a source and destination database. The source database contains the data that you want to synthesize. The destination database is the location where you want to write the synthetic data to.

Syntho supports connecting to a variety of different databases.

Batch read and write options

Syntho supports reading and writing in batches. These settings can be used to reduce the number of rows to read and write simultaneously, which can be especially helpful to minimize resources when working with large databases. For more information how to change these settings, see .

Request a new connector

If Syntho doesn't have a native (built-in) connector for your data, you can request it with your Syntho contact person. Syntho regularly reviews requests by customers to help determine and prioritize what features should be added to the product.

Connector considerations & limitations

This section outlines the general considerations and limitations associated with various connectors. For specific considerations or limitations of a particular connector, visit its respective page.

  • All connectors, except for Microsoft SQL Server, write special Unicode characters as-is (e.g., De\u200bC → De\u200bC).

  • For Microsoft SQL Server, behavior depends on the driver:

    • ODBC Driver: Interprets and removes special Unicode characters (De\u200bC → DeC).

    • FreeTDS Driver: Cannot interpret special characters, replacing them with ? (De\u200bC → De?C).

Advanced generation settings

Supported databases

Supported filesystems (destination only)