Parse Delimited rules
Use a Parse Delimited rule to upload data into your Pega Platform system from an external file or files. Within each input record, a comma, tab, quote, or other character might separate fields. The rule extracts the text between the delimiter characters and stores it in a Single Value property or as one element of a Value List property. This rule expects a single row of data.
For complex inputs, one parse rule can call processing that is defined by other Parse Delimited or Parse XML rules.
To process files with multiple rows of data, use the Parse Delimited rule in conjunction with a Service rule.
Where referenced
Parse Delimited rules are primarily used for importing character-delimited text with Service File rules. For more information, see Service File rules.
In addition, an activity can employ a Parse Delimited rule to extract text strings from the value of a property, using the Apply-Parse-Delimited method.
Access
Use the Application Explorer in Dev Studio to access Parse Delimited rules that apply to the work types of your application. Use the Records Explorer in Dev Studio to list all Parse Delimited rules available to you.
Category
Parse Delimited rules are instances of the Rule-Parse-Delimited class. They belong to the Integration-Mapping category.
- Creating a Parse Delimited rule
Create a Parse Delimited rule to upload data into your Pega Platform system from an external file or files. The rule extracts the text between the delimiter characters and stores it in a Single Value property, or as one element of a Value List property.
- Debugging and monitoring the performance of Parse Delimited rules
Learn about the ways in which you can monitor the performance of your Parse Delimited rules and debug these rules if necessary. By understanding how to debug your Parse Delimited rules, you can troubleshoot errors and improve performance.
- Unit testing a Parse Delimited rule
You can test a Parse Delimited rule directly, separate from the activity or other context in your application in which it eventually operates.
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