 How To Create a Group From a JSON Definition File

FlightPath manages csvpath statements in files and groups. Multiple csvpath statements can live in a file. All of the statements in the file will be a part of the same group. A named-paths group can be created from a JSON definition that points to multiple files. The definition file also holds other configuration items, such as templates and webhooks.

Templates are used to register files at a specific path within a named-file. This allows the structure of the named-file to follow the path structure of the arriving files and/or be laid out to match another system. You can learn more about templates on https://www.csvpath.org.

How to do it

• Navigate to your project’s examples/named-paths groups folder
• Open my_named_paths.json
• See that my_named_paths.json defines two named-paths groups: another_test_named_paths_group and test_named_paths_group, each of which identify csvpath statement files. The contents of these csvpath statement files will be the groups.

• Right-click my_named_paths.json. The Load Csvpaths Dialog opens. When loading from a JSON file the form has only two buttons. Click Create or overwrite.

• Look in the named-paths groups window at the middle right. Notice there are now two new groups, as named in the JSON definition.