Explore three different example processes demonstrating the basics of working with the Boomi Document Cache Shape. Example processes include:

• Use as a temporary array
• Lookup at any part of the process
• Joining data from multiple sources

Overview:

The Document Cache shape allows you to utilize temporary storage where you can retrieve data at any point in the process. It is a versatile shape with many uses and here we showcase for you three of its common applications.

Use as a temporary array: An array is a data structure that contains a group of elements. Typically these elements are all of the same data type, such as an integer or string. In this example, we are using the cache to store all the records considered “Invalid Documents” based on various criteria at multiple steps throughout the process. This solution allows you to separate out records that have commonalities (in this case being invalid) and store them together.

Lookup at any part of the process: You may need to reference your data on more than one occasion within your process and this example shows how to use the Document Cache to do just that. This is a simple way to recall your original data multiple times throughout the process, regardless of how it may have already been used or altered by the other steps in the process.

Joining data from multiple sources: Some data sets may not hold all the information you need for a certain process but if you were to join multiple data sets you would have the complete information required to get the job done. This example merges two sets of data from different sources in different branches of the process to store one complete set of data.

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