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

Type

Format

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Document

Min: 1
Max: 1

Mapper
JSON Generator

JSON data to be split, in the form of a JSON array.

Output

Document

Min: 1
Max: 1

Mapper
Copy
File Reader
Filter

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, reason, original, resolution, and stacktrace:

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:

Stop Pipeline Execution: Stops the current Pipeline execution if the Snap encounters an error.
Discard Error Data and Continue: Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
Route Error Data to Error View: Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

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

Field Name	Field Type	Description
Label* Default Value: JSON Splitter Example: 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.
JSON Path to Split* Default Value: None Examples: `$orders[].orderlines[]` `$orders[].orderlines[].prod`	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. Dynamic JSON Path You 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 `$orders[].orderlines[]`can be written as `$orders[*].[(_object)]` where object is the pipeline parameter containing the value `orderlines`.
Include scalar parents Default Value: Deselected	Checkbox	Select this checkbox to include scalar parents in each output document. Example input: `{ "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 `"add 1 data"` will create 2 output documents. doc 1: `{ "a": 1, "b": 2 }` doc 2: `{ "a": 3, "b": 4 }` Enabling Include scalar parents will lead to: doc 1: doc 2:
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 `DataException`.
Include Paths		Select this checkbox to include objects from the input document in the resulting output document(s). Example: Input same as above. A path such as ['add 2 data'] will include the object in the output documents: 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 Default Value: Deselected	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 Example: Validate & Execute	Dropdown list	Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are: Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime. Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data. Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

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: $orders[*].orderlines

The data output would look something like this:

SnapLogic Documentation

JSON Splitter