Can FME write to a MongoDB array data type?

I'm afraid it doesn't look like it right now: http://docs.safe.com/fme/2017.0/html/FME_Desktop_Documentation/FME_ReadersWriters/mongodb/user_attributes_w.htm

However, is a Mongo DB array actually a DataType? It looks like it might be a JSON document in it's own right and if so as FME Can handle JSON that might be possible. Can you provide a little more detail?

Doesn't look too promising based on that link! The goal is to insert a list of integers (e.g. [2, 3, 4]) into a MongoDB array, which should be an actual datatype. Is it possible to insert a JSON document independently of the writer or override the writer's datatypes? Thanks @1spatialdave!

 

 

Hello, @mappinjack,

 

 

As discussed via LiveChat. It is possible to write an Array to MongoDB using FME 2017.1. This can be done by writing a list attribute to a 'String' datatype. This will show up as an array once viewed inside your MongoDB viewer. It should be noted, currently, this will show up as an array inside of an object.

The ListBuilder transformer may be tremendously helpful to create the arrays.

 

I hope this helps.