CapabilityDeveloper ExperienceNode.js, read from its artifacts

Seed data

Getting realistic data into a service so it can be developed and demonstrated — initial data, per-tenant content, and believable volumes for testing.

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Overview

SAP SHIPS

@sap/cds-common-content

@sap/cds

Loads CSV files at deploy time as initial and sample data.

SourceProviding initial datachecked 2026-08-31

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THE COMMUNITY ADDS

@animb1996/cds-data-drift

Checks the CSV files the core loads at deploy time against the rows in the database that was deployed from them, reporting keys present on only one side, records whose compared fields differ, and duplicate comparison keys.

Source@animb1996/cds-data-drift — npm registry record, READMEchecked 2026-09-20

cap-js-mockdata

cap-mock-generator

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Artifacts5

5 of 5 artifacts

ArtifactSignals

CLI tools1

@animb1996/cds-data-driftCompares a CAP project's CSV data with its database rows

Signals

none

Generators2

cap-js-mockdataCSV seed data generated from @Mockdata annotations with Faker

Signals

Quiet+1

cap-mock-generatorFills db/data with relationally consistent CSV from a .cds schema

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none

Packages2

@sap/cdsCAP Node.js runtime

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none

@sap/cds-common-contentISO content for CAP's countries, languages, currencies and timezones

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none

Details

Coverage

statecore and community, CAP, Node.js, derived

domainDeveloper Experience

also inABAP, UI5

For your agent

Ref: capability:seed-data
JSON: /capabilities/seed-data.json
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