Industry Presets

SyntheticData includes pre-configured settings for common industries.

Using Presets

# Create configuration from preset
datasynth-data init --industry manufacturing --complexity medium -o config.yaml

Available Industries

Complexity Levels

Manufacturing

Characteristics:

• High P2P activity (procurement, production)
• Significant inventory and WIP
• Fixed asset intensive
• Cost accounting emphasis

Key Settings:

global:
  industry: manufacturing

transactions:
  sources:
    manual: 0.2
    automated: 0.6
    recurring: 0.15
    adjustment: 0.05

document_flows:
  p2p:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.4          # 40% of JEs from P2P
  o2c:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.25         # 25% of JEs from O2C

master_data:
  materials:
    count: 1000
  fixed_assets:
    count: 200

subledger:
  inventory:
    enabled: true
    valuation_methods:
      - weighted_average
      - fifo

Typical Account Distribution:

• 45% expense accounts (production costs)
• 25% asset accounts (inventory, equipment)
• 15% liability accounts
• 10% revenue accounts
• 5% equity accounts

Retail

Characteristics:

• High transaction volume
• Strong seasonal patterns
• High O2C activity
• Inventory turnover focus

Key Settings:

global:
  industry: retail

transactions:
  target_count: 500000      # High volume
  temporal:
    month_end_spike: 1.5
    quarter_end_spike: 2.0
    year_end_spike: 5.0     # Holiday season

document_flows:
  p2p:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.25
  o2c:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.45         # High sales activity

master_data:
  customers:
    count: 2000
  materials:
    count: 5000

subledger:
  ar:
    enabled: true
    aging_buckets: [30, 60, 90, 120]

Seasonal Pattern:

• Q4 volume: 200-300% of Q1-Q3 average
• Black Friday/holiday spikes
• Post-holiday returns

Financial Services

Characteristics:

• Complex intercompany structures
• High regulatory requirements
• Sophisticated controls
• Mark-to-market adjustments

Key Settings:

global:
  industry: financial_services

transactions:
  sources:
    automated: 0.7          # High automation
    adjustment: 0.15        # MTM adjustments

intercompany:
  enabled: true
  transaction_types:
    loan: 0.3
    service_provided: 0.25
    dividend: 0.2
    management_fee: 0.15
    royalty: 0.1

internal_controls:
  enabled: true
  controls:
    - id: "SOX-001"
      type: preventive
      frequency: continuous

fx:
  enabled: true
  currency_pairs:
    - EUR
    - GBP
    - CHF
    - JPY
    - CNY
  volatility: 0.015

Control Requirements:

• SOX 404 compliance mandatory
• High SoD enforcement
• Continuous monitoring

Healthcare

Characteristics:

• Complex revenue recognition (insurance)
• Regulatory compliance (HIPAA)
• Seasonal patterns (flu season, open enrollment)
• High accounts receivable

Key Settings:

global:
  industry: healthcare

transactions:
  amounts:
    min: 50
    max: 500000
    distribution: log_normal

document_flows:
  o2c:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.5          # Revenue cycle focus

master_data:
  customers:
    count: 1000             # Patient/payer mix

subledger:
  ar:
    enabled: true
    aging_buckets: [30, 60, 90, 120, 180]  # Extended aging

fraud:
  types:
    fictitious_transaction: 0.2
    revenue_manipulation: 0.3   # Upcoding focus
    duplicate_payment: 0.2

Seasonal Pattern:

• Q1 spike (insurance deductible reset)
• Flu season (Oct-Feb)
• Open enrollment (Nov-Dec)

Technology

Characteristics:

• SaaS/subscription revenue
• R&D capitalization
• Stock compensation
• Deferred revenue management

Key Settings:

global:
  industry: technology

transactions:
  sources:
    automated: 0.65
    recurring: 0.25         # Subscription billing
    manual: 0.08
    adjustment: 0.02

document_flows:
  o2c:
    enabled: true
    flow_rate: 0.35

subledger:
  ar:
    enabled: true

# Additional technology-specific
deferred_revenue:
  enabled: true
  recognition_period: monthly

capitalization:
  r_and_d:
    enabled: true
    threshold: 50000

Revenue Pattern:

• Monthly recurring revenue (MRR)
• Annual contract billing (ACV)
• Usage-based components

Process Chain Defaults (v0.6.0)

Starting in v0.6.0, all five industry presets include default settings for the new enterprise process chains. When you generate a configuration with datasynth-data init, the preset populates sensible defaults for each new section, though they remain disabled until explicitly turned on.

Manufacturing presets emphasize production orders, routing, and costing. Retail presets increase sales quote volume and quote-to-order win rates. Financial Services presets focus on financial reporting with comprehensive KPIs and budgets. Healthcare and Technology presets provide balanced defaults.

Each preset configures the following when you set enabled: true:

• source_to_pay: Sourcing projects, RFx events, contract management, catalogs, and vendor scorecards that feed into the existing P2P document flow.
• financial_reporting: Balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, management KPIs, and budget vs. actual variance analysis.
• hr: Payroll runs based on employee master data, time and attendance tracking, and expense report generation with policy violation injection.
• manufacturing: Production orders, WIP tracking, standard costing with labor and overhead, and routing operations.
• sales_quotes: Quote-to-order pipeline that feeds into the existing O2C document flow.

Customizing Presets

Start with a preset and customize:

# Generate preset
datasynth-data init --industry manufacturing -o config.yaml

# Edit config.yaml
# - Adjust transaction counts
# - Add companies
# - Enable additional features

# Validate and generate
datasynth-data validate --config config.yaml
datasynth-data generate --config config.yaml --output ./output

Combining Industries

For conglomerates, use multiple companies with different characteristics:

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    name: "Manufacturing Division"
    volume_weight: 0.5

  - code: "2000"
    name: "Retail Division"
    volume_weight: 0.3

  - code: "3000"
    name: "Services Division"
    volume_weight: 0.2

See Also

• Configuration Overview
• Global Settings
• Companies