Nested Array / collection help please. Should be simple

Mit · April 2, 2024, 2:07pm

Hi all,
I’ve read several similar posts, YouTube, and documentation and still a bit lost with this.

I’m looking to get the value which is highlighted in the red box. In this case 228.80
Its in a large nested array.

I tried various options of the get and map function

But not having luck. I’ve also tried changing id to “VAT Control” and also using value;value;VAT Control

Ideally want to find where value in collection 1 is equal to VAT Control, then return value in Collection 2

Thanks for your help!

Mit · April 2, 2024, 2:20pm

I’ve tried this too.

samliew · April 2, 2024, 4:22pm

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Mit · April 3, 2024, 9:49am

blueprint.json (7.2 KB)

Maybe uploading the blueprint.json file will help.

samliew · April 3, 2024, 9:54am

The blueprint doesn’t contain the data as shown in your first screenshot. Perhaps you could upload it to Google Drive and get a public readonly share link?

Mit · April 3, 2024, 10:02am

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                "Time": "2024-04-02T09:33:50-07:00",
                "ReportName": "BalanceSheet",
                "DateMacro": "this fiscal year-to-date",
                "ReportBasis": "Accrual",
                "StartPeriod": "2024-03-01",
                "EndPeriod": "2024-04-02",
                "SummarizeColumnsBy": "Total",
                "Currency": "GBP",
                "Option": [
                    {
                        "Name": "AccountingStandard",
                        "Value": "UK"
                    },
                    {
                        "Name": "NoReportData",
                        "Value": "false"
                    }
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            "Columns": {
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                        "ColTitle": "",
                        "ColType": "Account",
                        "MetaData": [
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                                "Value": "account"
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    {
                        "ColTitle": "Total",
                        "ColType": "Money",
                        "MetaData": [
                            {
                                "Name": "ColKey",
                                "Value": "total"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
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            "Rows": {
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                        "Header": {
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                                {
                                    "value": "Fixed Asset"
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                                {
                                    "value": ""
                                }
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                                    "Header": {
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                                            {
                                                "value": "Tangible assets"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "value": ""
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
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                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Computer and equipment",
                                                        "id": "52"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "13259.41"
                                                    }
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                                                        "value": "Office Equipment - Cost",
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                                {
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                        "group": "AR"
                    },
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                                {
                                    "value": "Current Assets"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": ""
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                                {
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                                        {
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                                        {
                                            "value": "0.00"
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                                {
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                                            "id": "100"
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                                        {
                                            "value": "0.00"
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                                {
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                                            "value": "1349.35"
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                        "group": "totCurAsset"
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                        "Header": {
                            "ColData": [
                                {
                                    "value": "Creditors: amounts falling due within one year"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": ""
                                }
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                                {
                                    "Header": {
                                        "ColData": [
                                            {
                                                "value": "Trade Creditors"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "value": ""
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
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                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Creditors",
                                                        "id": "80"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "0.00"
                                                    }
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                                                "type": "Data"
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
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                                            {
                                                "value": "Total Trade Creditors"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "value": "0.00"
                                            }
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                                    "group": "AP"
                                },
                                {
                                    "Header": {
                                        "ColData": [
                                            {
                                                "value": "Current Liabilities"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "value": ""
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
                                    "Rows": {
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                                            {
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                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Accruals",
                                                        "id": "116"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "1650.00"
                                                    }
                                                ],
                                                "type": "Data"
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                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Corporation Tax Liability",
                                                        "id": "109"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "10.20"
                                                    }
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                                            },
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                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Deferred tax",
                                                        "id": "81"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "-164.35"
                                                    }
                                                ],
                                                "type": "Data"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Directors Loan Account",
                                                        "id": "50"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "34330.89"
                                                    }
                                                ],
                                                "type": "Data"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Net Wages Control Account",
                                                        "id": "112"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "0.00"
                                                    }
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                                                "type": "Data"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "ColData": [
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "PAYE and NI",
                                                        "id": "111"
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                                                    {
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                                            {
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                                                    {
                                                        "value": "Pensions Payable",
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                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "0.00"
                                                    }
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                                                "type": "Data"
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                                                    {
                                                        "value": "VAT Control",
                                                        "id": "101"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "265.79"
                                                    }
                                                ],
                                                "type": "Data"
                                            },
                                            {
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                                                    {
                                                        "value": "VAT Suspense",
                                                        "id": "102"
                                                    },
                                                    {
                                                        "value": "1241.92"
                                                    }
                                                ],
                                                "type": "Data"
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
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                                            {
                                                "value": "Total Current Liabilities"
                                            },
                                            {
                                                "value": "37334.45"
                                            }
                                        ]
                                    },
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                                    "group": "OtherCurrentLiabilities"
                                }
                            ]
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                                {
                                    "value": "Total Creditors: amounts falling due within one year"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": "37334.45"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        "type": "Section",
                        "group": "CurrentLiabilities"
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                                {
                                    "value": "Net current assets (liabilities)"
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                                {
                                    "value": "-7330.73"
                                }
                            ]
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                        "group": "NetCurrentAssets"
                    },
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                                {
                                    "value": "Total assets less current liabilities"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": "973.41"
                                }
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                        "group": "TotalAssetLessCurrentLiabilities"
                    },
                    {
                        "Summary": {
                            "ColData": [
                                {
                                    "value": "Total net assets (liabilities)"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": "973.41"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        "type": "Section",
                        "group": "NetAssets"
                    },
                    {
                        "Header": {
                            "ColData": [
                                {
                                    "value": "Capital and Reserves"
                                },
                                {
                                    "value": ""
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        "Rows": {
                            "Row": [
                                {
                                    "ColData": [
                                        {
                                            "value": "Ordinary A Shares",
                                            "id": "83"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "value": "50.00"
                                        }
                                    ],
                                    "type": "Data"
                                },
                                {
                                    "ColData": [
                                        {
                                            "value": "Ordinary Shares",
                                            "id": "82"
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                                        {
                                            "value": "50.00"
                                        }
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                                    "type": "Data"
                                },
                                {
                                    "ColData": [
                                        {
                                            "value": "Retained Earnings",
                                            "id": "36"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "value": "93.78"
                                        }
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                                },
                                {
                                    "ColData": [
                                        {
                                            "value": "Profit for the year"
                                        },
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                                            "value": "779.63"
                                        }
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                                }
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                                {
                                    "value": "Total Capital and Reserves"
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Mit · April 3, 2024, 10:03am

Ok, i’ve tried the above message again for you. I hope this helps. Many thanks.

samliew · April 3, 2024, 12:06pm

1.

To get CurrentLiabilities, the code is

{{first(map(2.body.Rows.Row; "Rows.Row"; "group"; "CurrentLiabilities"))}}

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2.

Then, to get OtherCurrentLiabilities, the code is

{{first(map(CurrentLiabilities; "Rows.Row"; "group"; "OtherCurrentLiabilities"))}}

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3.

Then to get VAT, the code is

{{first(map(OtherCurrentLiabilities; "ColData.2.value"; "ColData.1.value"; "VAT Control"))}}

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    "subflows": [
        {
            "flow": [
                {
                    "id": 4,
                    "module": "util:SetVariable2",
                    "version": 1,
                    "parameters": {},
                    "mapper": {
                        "name": "CurrentLiabilities",
                        "scope": "roundtrip",
                        "value": "{{first(map(5.body.Rows.Row; \"Rows.Row\"; \"group\"; \"CurrentLiabilities\"))}}"
                    },
                    "metadata": {
                        "designer": {
                            "x": 300,
                            "y": 0,
                            "name": "CurrentLiabilities"
                        },
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                                "scope": {
                                    "label": "One cycle"
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                                "name": "value",
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                                "label": "Variable value"
                            }
                        ],
                        "interface": [
                            {
                                "name": "CurrentLiabilities",
                                "label": "CurrentLiabilities",
                                "type": "any"
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                },
                {
                    "id": 7,
                    "module": "util:SetVariable2",
                    "version": 1,
                    "parameters": {},
                    "mapper": {
                        "name": "OtherCurrentLiabilities",
                        "scope": "roundtrip",
                        "value": "{{first(map(4.CurrentLiabilities; \"Rows.Row\"; \"group\"; \"OtherCurrentLiabilities\"))}}"
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                            "x": 600,
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                                "name": "scope",
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                                "required": true,
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                            },
                            {
                                "name": "value",
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                            {
                                "name": "OtherCurrentLiabilities",
                                "label": "OtherCurrentLiabilities",
                                "type": "any"
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                },
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                    "id": 8,
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                    "version": 1,
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                        "name": "VATControl",
                        "scope": "roundtrip",
                        "value": "{{first(map(7.OtherCurrentLiabilities; \"ColData.2.value\"; \"ColData.1.value\"; \"VAT Control\"))}}"
                    },
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                            "x": 900,
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                                "name": "value",
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                        "interface": [
                            {
                                "name": "VATControl",
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Mit · April 3, 2024, 1:24pm

Genius!!

Thank you so much. It worked in the first go.

I would like to understand the logic here, could you explain it please?

Might help others in the furture too!

samliew · April 3, 2024, 1:41pm

Basically you need to step through each nested sub-array you encounter. Because you can’t mix array and collections using a single map function.

Mit · April 3, 2024, 2:02pm

Thank you, thought as much.

P.S. Is thier an editor which helps quickly figure out which nested array one belongs too ?

samliew · April 3, 2024, 2:08pm

That’s a great idea! I’m sure others would agree that this is a nice feature to have.

You can submit this suggestion to the Idea exchange, under Platform ideas and improvements.

Don’t forget to search for it first, just in case someone already suggested it, so that you don’t end up creating a duplicate.

Mit · April 3, 2024, 2:37pm

Thanks, I was thinking more of a 3rd party app.

For example, I copied the outbudle in notepad++ and also brackets but wasn’t very easy too, unless you close each array one by one.

Just wondering how you found out which top array the VAT Control belong too.

samliew · April 3, 2024, 2:45pm

See #1: Map function, but filter where group = CurrentLiabilities

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