I'm trying to flatten a JSON file for SQL injestion. However, one of the levels is a date and therefore will not match my database (unless I create millions of fields). I need help please.
Original file:
[
{
"Transactions": {
"Sales": {
"2023-03-31": {
"Item": "Monitor",
"Manufacturer": "BenQ",
"cost": "214.12",
"currency": "Sterling"
},
"2023-03-30": {
"Item": "Keyboard",
"Manufacturer": "Dell",
"cost": "14",
"currency": "Sterling"
},
"2023-03-28": {
"Item": "Laptop",
"Manufacturer": "Acer",
"cost": "840",
"currency": "Sterling"
}
}
}
}
]
What I would like it to look like:
[
{
"Sale-1-item": "Monitor",
"Sale-1-Manufacturer": "BenQ",
"Sale-1-cost": "214.12",
"Sale-1-currency": "Sterling"
"Sale-2-Item": "Keyboard",
"Sale-2-Manufacturer": "Dell",
"Sale-2-cost": "14",
"Sale-2-currency": "Sterling"
"Sale-3-Item": "Laptop",
"Sale-3-Manufacturer": "Acer",
"Sale-3-cost": "840",
"Sale-3-currency": "Sterling"
}
]
Initially I tried using "Item" : "Item-&1"
but this created chaos with items such as "Item-2023-03-01" which would need a column in my database for every day of the year! I then tried following the advice in