In this guide:

1. Okta Workflows guides
2. Create an object with the Object – Map card
3. Related Okta Workflows guides
4. Okta Workflows resources

Okta Workflows guides

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How do you iterate over object keys and create a new object using the Object – Map card?

This guide will teach you how to iterate over object keys and create a new object using the Object – Map card.

Create an object with the Object – Map card

You start with the following object:

 {
   "drink": "wine",
   "main course":"fish",
   "appetizer":"salad",
   "dessert":"ice cream"
}

You need a new object that looks like this. Instead of a string, the value is also an object.

{
  "drink": {
    "Item": "wine",
    "Price": "$8"
  },
  "main course": {
    "Item": "fish",
    "Price": "$20"
  },
  "appetizer": {
    "Item": "salad",
    "Price": "$10"
  },
  "dessert": {
    "Item": "ice cream",
    "Price": "$7"
  }
}

Using the Object – Map card

The Object – Map card iterates over object keys and returns a new object.

The main flow looks like this:

The flow has the following steps.

Create the JSON object

The Compose card creates the JSON object.

Validate the JSON

The JSON – Parse card is optional but validates the JSON object is valid.

Process the object

The Object – Map card iterates over the object keys using a helper flow. The card passes each key and value to the helper flow.

After the card processes all the keys, it returns a new object (output field).

Helper flow

The following is the helper flow.

The helper flow has the following steps.

Input

The helper flow receives each key and value in the object.

Lookup pricing information

The flow uses the Lookup card to match a food item with price.

Set up new value

The Construct card creates a new object with Item and Price information. The object looks like this:

 {
    "Item": "wine",
    "Price": "$8"
 }

Return new key/value

The Return card returns a new key/value to the main flow. Each new key/value looks like this:

The original value was a text. The new value is an object.

Result

Running the flow:

The Object – Map returns a new object.

{
  "drink": {
    "Item": "wine",
    "Price": "$8"
  },
  "main course": {
    "Item": "fish",
    "Price": "$20"
  },
  "appetizer": {
    "Item": "salad",
    "Price": "$10"
  },
  "dessert": {
    "Item": "ice cream",
    "Price": "$7"
  }
}

Related Okta Workflows guides

• How to Iterate Over Items and Create a New List (or How to Use the List – Map Card).

Okta Workflows resources

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