Repeating table in component flow

Hi ​@jack54321,

I have looked into creating a solution for this scenario, but at this point, it does not look possible. The issue is that you cannot pass a collection variable or object to a component workflow. There is a lot of development happening for the repeating section to make working with its output easier, so we will have to wait and see if it will be possible in the future.

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your response. It’s exciting to hear that there will be more development for repeating sections in the future. 

I thought of this work around. Let me know if you see any issues with it. I have 2 flows, the parent flow and the component flow. In my parent flow is where I have the repeating table. My repeating table has 6 fields for each row.

I create 6 separate collections, 1 for each field for the repeating table. Then I loop for each row in the repeating table so that I can take each of the 6 fields to add to each separate collection. Once the for loop is done, I have 6 collections each containing all of the values for 1 of the fields from the repeating table. 

Now I call the component flow which is expecting 6 input collections from which I just created. Once I am in my component flow, I do a merge collection to merge all 6 collection into one essentially recreating the repeating table object in my component flow. Now in my component flow I can do a for each on the repeating table object and I am able to reference the fields in the for loop similar to what I would do on my parent flow. 

Do you see any potential issues with this work around? 

Hi ​@jack54321,

I think your solution is complex, but it should work.
I was trying to figure out a solution like this so that it was dynamic, and it appears you have accomplished it. Nice going.