Hi guys,
I need help on something that appears to be simple, but I can’t find a way to solve it!
I’m doing an API call to a service that returns some data. Then, I need to use the iterator passing the _idproperty as a key to another API call to get the property name.
So the end result that I need is the 20 bundles with the following data: ID (from the API 1), internalName (from the API 1), internalName (from the API 2). All highlighted in green.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Please provide the output bundles of each of the relevant modules by running the scenario (you can also get this without re-running your scenario from the History tab).
Click on the white speech bubbles on the top-right of each module and select “Download input/output bundles”.
Save each bundle contents in a plain text editor (without formatting) as a bundle.txt file.
You can upload the file here by clicking on this button:
If you are unable to upload files on this forum, alternatively you can paste the formatted bundles.
Here are some ways to provide text content in a way that it won’t be modified by the forum.
Method 1: Type code fence manually —
Add three backticks ``` in a separate line before and after the content, like this,
```
text goes here
```
Method 2: Highlight and click the “preformatted text” button in the editor —
Method 3: Upload your file and share the public link —
(this method is only recommended for large files exceeding the forum upload limit)
Providing the input/output bundles will allow others to replicate what is going on in the scenario, especially if there are complex data structures (nested arrays and collections) or if external services are involved, and help you with mapping the raw property names from collections.
This will allow others to better assist you. Thanks!
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.
— @samliew
api_call_1.txt (135.0 KB)
api_call_2.txt (5.2 KB)
You’re already working in bundles because you’ve put the data array through the Iterator module.
From your screenshot/output bundle, it appears that you have an ARRAY of items. What do you do when you have an array?
When you see an array in your module’s output, think of using an Iterator module.
In this example, this variable is an array of items (collections). You’ll want to map this array in an Iterator module.
Question: Have you tried mapping your array variable into an Iterator module, ran the scenario once, and view the output?
Next,
Every result (item/record) from trigger/iterator/list/search/match modules will output a bundle. This can result in multiple bundles, which then trigger multiple operations in future modules (one operation per bundle). To “combine” multiple bundles into a single variable, you’ll need to use an aggregator of some sort.
Aggregators are modules that accumulate multiple bundles into one single bundle. An example of a commonly-used aggregator module is the Array aggregator module. The next popular aggregator is the Text Aggregator which is very flexible and can apply to many use-cases like building of JSON, CSV, HTML.
You can find out more about the other types of aggregator modules here:
Question: Which is the best aggregator do you think you’ll need for your use-case?
If you have an array of collections, in programming terms, this is called an array of objects, or an array with non-primitive data types (“complex”).
The Array Aggregator module is very powerful because it allows you to build a new complex array of collections that matches a later module’s field to map multiple items (collections) to it. Such fields initially would allow you to manually add items, but you can toggle the “Map” switch to the “on” state and map a whole array into a single field.
This is done by selecting the “Target structure type” in an Array Aggregator module.
As you can see from the above example, the “Map” toggle on complex fields are used when you have an array variable (like from an array aggregator). Other combinations of modules may also allow you to generate an array that matches a future field’s array structure, like “Aggregate to JSON + Parse JSON”, or “Create JSON + Parse JSON”, but this is an advanced topic.
Question: Are you mapping your array into a field that accepts more than one item/collection?
Here is an example of how your scenario could look like:
This is just an example. Your final solution may or may not look like this depending on your requirements and actual data.
For more information, see “Mapping with arrays” in the Help Centre. You should also do the Make Academy, which also covers the use of Iterators & Aggregators.
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.
— @samliew
I tried using the following structure:
I managed to combine both results but in the array aggregator, I couldn’t select the data from both data. From “Info Predios”, I could select only “Data” and not the items inside.
So the end result is this:
But in reality, I’d like to select only the data highlighted in green!
result.txt (80.2 KB)
Is there a way to only have the output with the data that I selected?
Thanks
Doug
@samliew friendly ping if you have any insight from my last reply! Thanks!
