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DP-203 · Question #218

You plan to create an Azure Data Factory pipeline that will include a mapping data flow. You have JSON data containing objects that have nested arrays. You need to transform the JSON-formatted data…

The correct answer is B. flatten. Use the flatten transformation to take array values inside hierarchical structures such as JSON and unroll them into individual rows. This process is known as denormalization. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/data-flow-flatten

Submitted by alyssa_d· Mar 30, 2026Develop data processing

Question

You plan to create an Azure Data Factory pipeline that will include a mapping data flow. You have JSON data containing objects that have nested arrays. You need to transform the JSON-formatted data into a tabular dataset. The dataset must have one tow for each item in the arrays. Which transformation method should you use in the mapping data flow?

Options

  • Aunpivot
  • Bflatten
  • Cnew branch
  • Dalter row

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    14% (4)
  • B
    75% (21)
  • C
    7% (2)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Use the flatten transformation to take array values inside hierarchical structures such as JSON and unroll them into individual rows. This process is known as denormalization. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/data-flow-flatten

Topics

#ADF mapping data flow#flatten transformation#nested JSON arrays#tabular conversion

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