Need to access Parent Field

Question

Using Sitecore 9.0 and DEF 2.0.1, imagine I am processing this json:

{

  "name": "XXX",
  "id" : "1234,
  "childobject": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "YYY",
      "type": "AAA"

    },
    {
      "id" : "2"
      "name": "FFF",
      "type": "ASSSAA"
    }
  ]
}

I am processing child objects via a "Copy Object from Context to New Location Pipeline Step" and then iterating over them..

I then Resolve the Sitecore item for the child object - in this case to a seperate Sitecore folder. In my mapping for child object, I need to set the value of a Sitecore field to the id of the parent object i.e. ParentId to "XXX" but at this stage I don't have access to the the id of the parent object as the "Copy Object..." pipeline step is using the json only for child objects. How can I set the value of this parent id field inside my child object?

Answer 1

Add Apply Mapping pipeline step to take parent id and set to child.

Example:

Configuration for Apply Mapping

Configuration for Apply Mapping for Parent Id

In the apply mapping for parent Id you can accessing to the parent object selection Pipeline Context Parent Source and assign corresponded Mapping Set configuration.