Property description

The selectChildren stream selects the children of objects returned by the previous step or trigger.

Minimal JSON

{
  "key": "",
  "type": "selectChildren"
}

Nested properties

PropertyDescriptionValuesMandatory
keyUnique key of the stream.stringYes
typeselectChildrenstringYes
keepCurrentDetermines if the automation remembers the current object while still selecting and adding its children. For more information, see Keep current examplebooleanNo
keepOriginDetermines whether the object ID from which the select started is remembered.booleanNo

Keep current example

We have the following hierarchy with A being our starting point.

diagram

"keepCurrent": true

  • First automation result: [A, 1., 2.] = We select all of the original object’s children.

"keepCurrent": false

  • First automation result: [1., 2.] = We discard [A] and only return its children [1., 2.].