JSON To Items

Use this valve to create new items from JSON structures.

Configuration

Note

Valve name: JsonToItems

Properties

Name	Description	Default value	Mandatory	Expanded
src	Name of the property.	N/A
id_parameter	Parameter containing the id for the created item(s). Defaults to "tmp_x" where x is the index of the array of json objects.	"tmp_"
merge_with_current_item	If operating on a single JSON object (not array) it is convenient to merge values into the current item.	false
unescape	Turns on unescape of src. Use when the source is escaped JSON.	false
array_to_mv	When true, arrays containing scalar values are stored as multi-value item properties instead of JSON strings. Arrays containing objects, nested arrays, or null values keep the legacy string behavior.	false

Example

{
    "name": "JsonToItems",
    "enabled": true,
    "config": {
        "src": "${state.body.items}",
        "id_parameter": "id",
        "array_to_mv": true
    }
}

Array handling

By default, array values are stored using the legacy behavior:

• the main property is stored as a JSON string
• indexed properties such as field[0] and field[1] are still created

When array_to_mv is set to true, arrays of scalar values such as strings, numbers, and booleans are stored as multi-value properties instead. The indexed properties are still created.

This is useful when a source system returns JSON arrays that should be consumed directly as Pipes multi-value item properties.