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With REST web services, generally they return JSON/XML, which I then need to manipulate into attributes.

The pattern of work is often:

  1. Add Creator, HTTPCaller, Logger/Inspector
  2. Run workspace
  3. Inspect returned JSON/XML - determine if need to fragment and flatten or only flatten.
  4. Add JSONFragmenter or JSONFlattener or XML equivalent and Logger/Inspector.
  5. Run workspace.
  6. Inspect attributes created from flattening.
  7. Expose attribute names that were created by flattening.

I wish this was less work.

This might be related:

 

https://knowledge.safe.com/idea/18842/expose-all-possible-attributes.html


As someone who has done these steps every day for the past 6 months, yes please!


I hate working with complex Json files… this process needs to be easier/more automated or more help.