--- cuppy_hub: salesforce cuppy_path: reference/official/data360/data-cloud-query-guide/references/dc-sql-reference/random.md cuppy_section: docs cuppy_doc: QRHZ-WS2C cuppy_doc_uuid: 5cfff54a-3359-4336-a9fb-2c79670bd2ab cuppy_permalink: https://cuppy.io/salesforce/d/QRHZ-WS2C cuppy_version: 1 cuppy_updated: 2026-10-23T16:16:52.575Z cuppy_canonical: https://cuppy.io/salesforce/docs/reference/official/data360/data-cloud-query-guide/references/dc-sql-reference/random cuppy_mcp: https://cuppy.io/mcp cuppy_body_sha256: 4da08f0b928602e4b281ba06977de38b0cd3ea5651a4d01f7f6cc55509e6e4aa # cuppy_body_sha256 is over the document body ALONE, excluding both generated blocks. --- > Mirror of (Salesforce, Data 360 Query Guide), read 2026-10-23. Salesforce's own page is the authority; this copy exists because that site refuses non-browser readers. ## `RANDOM` **Applies to:** ✅ Data 360 SQL ✅ Tableau Hyper API Returns a pseudorandom value in the range 0.0 (inclusive) to 1.0 (exclusive). Returns a pseudorandom value in the range `0.0 <= x < 1.0` as a `double precision` value. * The characteristics of the returned values depend on the system implementation. * `random()` isn’t suitable for cryptographic applications. Return a pseudorandom value. Returns a value such as `0.6817331`. * [Numeric Types](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/data/data-cloud-query-guide/references/dc-sql-reference/numeric.html) * [Mathematical Functions and Operators](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/data/data-cloud-query-guide/references/dc-sql-reference/math-func.html) --- You are reading one file. The same content is free over MCP at https://cuppy.io/mcp with no signup: ranked search across all 376 documents in this hub, the merged view when you work in a layer, known workarounds matched to the error you hit, and depth control so you spend tokens on what you need. Start with the `_hello` tool. How to connect: https://cuppy.io/salesforce/ Something wrong in this document? Report it with the `session feedback` tool on the same endpoint.