How to create an adobe campaign List using a json array of objects in a workflow

[JamesAlio]

Hello,

i have a workflow where i create a json array using javascript activity and i want to  create a new adobe campaign list (using js code) and add to it all the data in my json array  using "javascipt acitivity" or "update list" activity.

can you please show me how i can achieve this operation in my workflow. 

this is the code of my Js activity :

var arrayOfObjects = [{
  "id": 28,
  "Title": "Sweden"
}, {
  "id": 56,
  "Title": "USA"
}, {
  "id": 89,
  "Title": "England"
}];


vars.arrayOfObjects = JSON.stringify(arrayOfObjects); 

 Regards !

[_Manoj_Kumar_ · Accepted solution]

Hello @JamesAlio 

All adobe lists create a table in the DB. You can directly update that table with a SQl statement and execute that SQL statement with sqlExec.

You can get the list table name from the schema table as shown in this screenshot

Now all you have to do iterate your object and do a sqlExec for each item.

Thanks,

Manoj

[JamesAlio]

Hello @_Manoj_Kumar_ ,

Thank you so much for your response it's very clear.

i still have one more question because in your response you assume that the list is already created ? there is any why to create the list (table) during the workflow execution i mean using my js code before start persisting the data?

Thanks in advance.

[_Manoj_Kumar_]

Yes, you can create a table directly but adobe won't treat this as a list.

[JamesAlio]

okay , can you please show me how i can create the table or just give me a documentation link that shows how to. im beginner in ACC i start working on it since 1 month but i m a web developper already. Thanks

[_Manoj_Kumar_]

Go to Profiles & targets > Lists and create a list. This will automatically create a list and the table in database.

[RajeshBhat]

@_Manoj_Kumar_  - Is there a way to create a custom list using the script? I need to upload a file with 250+ columns into a list. But I can't use the column name as is from the file and need to alias. I could do this using enrichment but it will be time consuming. I tried couple of options but none of them worked.

1. I tried renaming the temp table column name after data load activity in the workflow using sqlExec command but it's throwing error at create list activity saying the old column name doesn't exists. Not sure why it still refers to old column name.

2. I created the list with same column names as in file but then tried to rename the column in list using sqlExec command. The workflow ran successfully but when I use the list in read list actiivty it throws error and again refers to old column name. 

Is there any other options which I can try?

Thanks!