How to load sample messages into the Rule Editor to troubleshoot configurations

In this article, we will go over how you may upload a sample message into the Rule Editor screen so you may verify and validate the data inputs that will transform into the output. We will use a simple CSV example in this article but you may also upload complex and nested JSON structures. As data and subsequent rules becomes more complex, this feature allows you to easily keep track of which data elements go into which rules and how by uploading specific examples.

We will take the following simple message where the goal would be to multiply the Price and the Quantity and apply an absolute value operator to the output:


In the Rule Editor screen, you may select "Toggle Original Payload" and upload the sample CSV or JSON message:


You will be able to see the Data Elements and headers 


You may also click on any header and data values in the left-hand screen to easily create that pre-populated source field card into the Rule Editor.

If your file is in a JSON format, you will be able to see the entire path down to the input source field highlighted: