You can use the Hierarchical JSON output step to convert hierarchical data from a previous step into JSON format. For an overview of hierarchical data in Pentaho, see Hierarchical data.
Note: This step accepts only hierarchical data.
Step name
Step name: Specifies the unique name of the Hierarchical JSON output step on the canvas. You can customize the name or leave it as the default.
Options
Hierarchical JSON Output step dialog box
Fields
Field
Description
Input hierarchical field
Specifies the hierarchical input field name from a previous step which is formatted to the JSON format.
Output field
Specifies the step output field to contain the generated JSON output.
Additional options
Option
Description
Pass output to servlet
Select to return the data using a web service instead of passing it to output rows. See PDI data over web service.
