Creating Data Extract from JSON
The JSON connector allows the retrieval and processing of JSON files, either from a disk, a Text, or from a defined URL.
Steps:
1. On the New Data Extract page, select JSON in the Connector drop-down list.
2. Select the JSON File Source.
3. Enter the Record Path (e.g., myroot.items.item).
4. Select either the dot (.) or comma (,) as the Decimal Separator.
5. Click to the fetch the schema
based on the connection details. Consequently, the list of columns
with the data type found from inspecting the first ‘n’ rows of the
input data source is populated and the Save button is enabled.
6. You can also opt to load or save a copy of the column definition.
7. Click to
add columns and specify their properties:
Property |
Description |
Name |
The column name of the source schema. |
Json Path |
The Json Path of the source schema. |
Type |
The data type of the column. Can be a Text, Numeric, or Time |
Date Format |
The format when the data type is Time. |
Enabled |
Determines whether the message field should be processed. |
To delete a column,
check its or
all the column entries, check the topmost
, then click
.
8. Click to save and display
the details of the data extract.
9. Click then
to display the data preview.