Action Designer - Custom action to convert comma separated strings into array

Anish Reghu · ‎10-23-2020

Dear all,

Can someone suggest an action item which takes the input as comma separated strings and returns an Array?

NOTE - I need this as an custom action to be reused in the Flow Designer please.

Regards,

Anish

Akshay H Mulky · ‎10-23-2020

Hi Anish,

Here is the custom action to convert comma separate string to an array:

(function execute(inputs, outputs) {

  outputs.output_parameter = inputs.input_parameter.split(',');
  
})(inputs, outputs);

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Anish Reghu · ‎10-23-2020

Hi Akshay,

Thanks and I am yet to try it, but is keeping the output data type as String instead of Array.String correct here?

Anish Reghu · ‎10-23-2020

Finally, the result. I messed it as I had forgot to configure the Action output on the Action record (had only done it on the script).

Anish Reghu · ‎10-23-2020

Look at the output variable on the right. It is empty, does not return any value. I want the action item to return a value in a format that is acceptable for iterations like For Each Item. This is why I was seeking the output in Array.String format

Anish Reghu · ‎10-23-2020

I corrected the double quotes to single quote within the split method call.

jmiskey · ‎08-14-2024

The accepted solution only worked out for me when I changed the Output types to "Array.String" in BOTH the Script section and the Outputs section. Once I did that, it worked out for me (I am trying to use it in a "For Each" Action in my Flow).