Converting a collection to CSV

Suppose that we are working with a collection and we want to save it as a CSV file, what should we do? Let's dive right into the following steps to find out:

  1. Create a new process. Name it Trying out CSV.
  2. With the Main page opened, add a Collection. Give it the name Favorite Books and define the following two Fields:
    • ID (Number)
    • Title (Text)
  3. Populate the Initial Values with a list of your favorite titles. An example is shown in the following table:
ID Title
1 Don't be Horrid Henry
2 Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler

  1. Drag an Action stage and drop it beneath the Start stage. Assign it the following property values:
    • Name: Get list as CSV
    • Business Object: Utility – Strings
    • Action: Get Collection ...

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