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Excel to JSON Data Mapping Profile

In this section you will learn how to create a Data Mapping profile that maps over a Excel Spreadsheet and populates a JSON Object

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  1. Create a new Data Mapping profile using the Create New button.
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  1. Populate the Data Mapping profile:
    General Tab
  • Profile Key: excel2json
  • Profile Name: Excel To JSON
  • Source Type: Excel
  • Destination Type: JSON
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  1. In the Source Details Tab specify the File Id of the Excel Spreadsheet. Use the _id you copied in the previous tutorial because that is the Excel File you will be using to read from.
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  1. In the Destination Details Tab select the Output Type as Create JSON Object
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  1. Navigate to the Field Mappings Tab and Create a new Field Mapping by clicking on the Create New button.

Field Mappings will contain the configuration of each cell you want to iterate/map over in the relevant Excel Spreadsheet.

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  1. Populate the Field Mapping Form

General Details

  • Mapping Name: username

Source Details

  • Excel Worksheet Name: worksheet1 (Name of the worksheet)
  • Cell Name: A1 (The Cell you want to read from in the Excel Spreadsheet)

Destination Details

  • Attribute Name: username (Property in JSON Object)
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  1. Click on the "Ok" button to save the Mapping Profile.
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  1. Click the "Submit" button to save and close the Data Mapping Profile.

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