Repeating field scheduler for tables

How to collect repeating XML/JSON groups into convenient table columns.

Before opening the table editor, the service can show the duplicate groups found and suggest which fields to collect into columns.

Repeating field scheduler for tables — Eofferix
Eofferix interface screenshot: Repeating field scheduler for tables

When to use

Use the planner when the source contains nested duplicate fields and the result must be a table.

Setting procedure

  1. Open a tabular profile with a nested source.
  2. In the intermediate step, look at the found repeating groups.
  3. Select the fields that should become columns.
  4. Specify a separator to combine multiple values, if necessary.
  5. Check the inline preview of the collected columns.
  6. Go further to the table editor.

What to check

  • The selected fields do belong to the same repeating group.
  • The collected values do not lose important variants.
  • Heavy groups are not included unless necessary.

Notes

  • The scheduler is not always needed: for a regular flat table it may not appear.
  • After changing the source, duplicate groups need to be checked again.