JSON Splitter
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Overview
You can use this Snap to split a list of values into separate JSON documents in its output view. It captures metadata and lineage information from the input document.
Snap Type
The JSON Parser Snap is a Transform-type Snap.
Prerequisites
None.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Pipelines.
Known Issues and Limitations
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document   |
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| JSONÂ data to be split, in the form of a JSON array. |
Output | Document  |
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| This Snap has exactly one document output view, where it provides the JSON document data stream. |
Error | If the Snap fails during the operation, an error document is sent to the error view containing the fields Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
Asterisk (*): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon (): Indicates whether the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon (): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon (): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.
Field Name | Field Type | Description |
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Label* Default Value: JSON Splitter Example:Â JSON Splitter | String | Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline. Â |
JSONÂ Path to Split* Â Default Value: None Examples:Â
| String/Suggestion | Enter the JSON path manually. Alternatively, click the Suggestion icon to view the list of paths and select the required path. Defines a path to the list that holds the document entries. Each entry of the list will be written out as a separate document. The Snap automatically prefixes Dynamic JSON PathYou can also include pipeline parameters in this property to be dynamic so that it picks values from the pipeline's properties. Use parentheses inside the square brackets to specify the pipeline parameter. For example, the JSON Path |
Include scalar parents  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select this checkbox to include scalar parents in each output document. {
"add 1 data": [
{
"a": 1, "b": 2 }, {
"a": 3, "b": 4 }
],
"add 2 data": [
{
"a": 11, "b": 22 }, {
"a": 33, "b": 44 }
],
"id": 111 } Using the split path on {
"a": 1,
"b": 2 } doc 2: {
"a": 3,
"b": 4 }
|
Null-safe access  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select this checkbox to skip invalid path definitions that are defined in the Include Paths property below. If disabled when the path does not exist in the input view, the Snap displays a |
Include Paths | Â | Select this checkbox to include objects from the input document in the resulting output document(s). doc1: |
Exclude List from Output Documents  Default Value: Deselected | Checkbox | Select this checkbox to prevent the split list from being included in output documents. Select this checkbox to leverage the memory usage.  |
Show Null Values for Include Paths
| Checkbox | Select this checkbox to show key-value entries of the null values for the objects added to the Include Paths field in the output documents.  |
Snap Execution  Default Value: Execute only | Dropdown list | Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
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Examples
For instance, there is a pipeline that contains File Reader, JSON Parser, and JSON Splitter Snaps.
The File Reader Snap reads a JSON file with the following contents:
If the JSON path in the JSON Splitter is set to:Â $orders[*].orderlinesÂ
The data output would look something like this:Â
See Also
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