Format into proper JSON structure

[PowerUser0]

Hi Folks,

I have a bit complicated array structure, I need to format that into a proper JSON Structure,

"elements": [
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "ar1975@gmail.com"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Ghoghe"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Manta"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Taxi Driver"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "TAXI SPEED"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": false,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
},
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "perr@gmail.com"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "alxandra"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "petror"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Sales Consultant"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "opica"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": false,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
},
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "andreamsu@gmail.com"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Anda"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Ros"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "SEO Project Manager"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "DWF - Genuine SEO Agency"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": false,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
},
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Gabriel"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Pastrav"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Owner"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "goldenfishromania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "gabrielv@gmail.com"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": false,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
},
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "cbn@outlook.com"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Catalin"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Bejan"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Business Development Manager"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Forston Development"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": true,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
},
{
"formResponse": {
"answers": [
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,1)",
"question~": {
"name": "First name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Cristina"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,2)",
"question~": {
"name": "Last name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Cristescu"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,3)",
"question~": {
"name": "Country/Region"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Romania"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,4)",
"question~": {
"name": "Job title"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Executive Coach"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,5)",
"question~": {
"name": "Company name"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "Witfuse Solutions"
}
}
},
{
"question": "urn:li:adFormQuestion:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,6)",
"question~": {
"name": "Work email"
},
"answerDetails": {
"com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer": {
"answer": "cristin@yahoo.com"
}
}
}
],
"consentResponses": [
{
"accepted": false,
"consent": "urn:li:adFormConsent:(urn:li:adForm:6384623,0)"
}
]
}
}

@abm you helped me on the previous structure, can you help me with this?

[PowerUser0]

"name " should be the heading of the CSV table, and "answer" would be the value under the respected question

e.g. First Name , Last Name , Email, Company Name , Job title,, these should be the headers of csv table and all the answers will be the values under those header

[ekarim2020]

Hi @PowerUser0 ,

Here is one possible solution. I've put the data from the elements array in an array variable:

The varArray will be used to store the extracted data, and will be used to create the CSV or HTML table:

Loop trough each data item, and "reformat" the data:

The expressions used are:

1: items('Apply_to_each')?['formResponse']?['answers']

2: item()?['question~']?['name']

3: item()?['answerDetails']?['com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer']?['answer']

4: json(slice(replace(string(body('Select')), '},{',','),1,-1))

Create a CSV table:

Create a HTML table:

The runtime output:

The runtime output showing the HTML table:

Hope this helps.

Ellis
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[PowerUser0]

Hi @ekarim2020 

Thanks for your quick response, all the expressions are working fine, but the last one is not working for me,

here is the error screenshot

[PowerUser0]

@ekarim2020  Also, the order should be : 

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Company Name

Country

Language

Promotional Communication Preferences

Program Status

Phone Number

Job Title

How I can custom columns like phone number, Language if they are coming from other sources?

[ekarim2020]

Please check that you are using the Append to Array variable action:

Ellis 

[ekarim2020 · Accepted solution]

The ordering of the data shouldn't matter as the data will be in CSV format and the CSV data has a header describing the column:

 

If you really need  to order the data, the simplest way will be to add another Select action after the apply to each loop. Add your column names in the order you require them along with their expressions

 

>>How I can custom columns like phone number, Language if they are coming from other sources?

I dont think there is going to be an easy way for you to merge multiple data sources into a single data source. Perhaps the best option could be to save each person record into a SharePoint list, then update each person record with data from the other sources.  The list would contain all the columns (fields) you need to populate and  update. You will need a way to identify each person in all your data sources, perhaps using the email address as the identifier?

Ellis

[ekarim2020 · Accepted solution]

Updated:  I realised I missed the Accepted property from the source data.

I have added this below as expression (4):

 

The expressions used are:

1: items('Apply_to_each')?['formResponse']?['answers']

2: item()?['question~']?['name']

3: item()?['answerDetails']?['com.linkedin.ads.TextQuestionAnswer']?['answer']

4: items('Apply_to_each')?['formResponse']?['consentResponses']?[0]?['accepted']

 

Ellis

[PowerUser0]

@ekarim2020  Thanks again for your help, I was able to get what I was trying to do.

Thanks to this community where people like you are there who are explaining each step properly.

[ekarim2020 · Accepted solution]

Here is a visual explanation of what is happening to the data, in the Select and Append to Array action:

The replace function in the Append to array vaiable action:

 json(slice(replace(string(body('Select')), '},{',','),1,-1))

achieves the following:

Although the "Accepted" property is duplicated, there can only be one Accept property value in the JSON object for each person. This property will only appear once after the string is converted to a JSON object in step 4.

 

This is the resulting string after the slice operation:

This is the resulting JSON object:

 Ellis

[PowerUser0]

Thanks @ekarim2020  for explaining this in detail,