Arrays in IPA Configuration Variables

I'm experimenting with the Array variable type in IPA to handle running a job that I need to loop several times. It is working pretty well, and I would like to pull the definition of the array into a configuration variable so if I need to make updates, I can just do it in the system configuration rather than making changes to the flow and re-uploading it. Has anyone stored an Array as a configuration variable?

A way I got it to work was to store the components of the array in a variable, assign it to a string variable in the flow, and then to an Array variable by calling "new Array(variable)". Just wondered if anyone found a better way of doing this.

Configuraton Parameter ArrayTest = "a","b","c"

String variable ArraySource = _configuration.main.ArrayTest

Array variable Array = new Array(ArraySource)

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russel-cornelson

ConfigurationParameter ArrayTest= a,b,c

ForEach Loop; using array input = <!_configuration.main.ArrayTest>

For loop executes 3 times:
ForEach1500_arrayValue = a
ForEach1500_arrayValue = b
ForEach1500_arrayValue = c

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unknown

I haven't utilized the Array variable as of yet, but I have used a "list" to loop thru some values on occasion, but using a configset string variable. the values would something like val1|val2|val3, with the pipe "|" as the separator, or what ever you choose to be the separator. Used the DataIterator to loop thru that configset variable, setting the pipe as the delimiter in this scenario.

It all just depends upon how/where the configset variable is being used, such as within a javascript, iterator nodes, for loop nodes, etc. That may determine which type of list/array variable you use and how the data looks in the variable.

russel-cornelson

If you want to use the array in javascript; you can also do this:

ConfigurationParameter ArrayTest= a,b,c
Start Node: Array Variable Array = _configuration.main.ArrayTest

robert-canham

ah, so I can either take the configuration parameter directly to the foreach or i can store it in a variable to use in javascript, but can't store in a variable to use in a foreach.

Thanks Russel

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