Convert to a CDT

@soumyab fn!cast(fn!typeof(type!myCdt()),<targetDataset>) for single type and fn!cast(fn!typeof({type!myCdt()}),<targetDataset>) for multiple type(or list) should do the job as per my knowledge.

However, you may also use a variable(local/ri/PV) as well in the place of type! definition provided if you are sure about the data type and multiplicity of the variable.

yeah you can create a rule which will designate each value from Datasubset to cdt and you cna use that rule inside apply to generate the desired CDT.

@sikivahans it worked..thank you

In case anyone's wondering what exactly I did, please find attachment for the solution to my challenge. You can mould it to your requirement.

solution.txt

Usage of a!applyComponents() is redundant or I should say that it's not needed. The following should be enough as per my knowledge:

fn!cast(
          fn!typeof({type!SSB_IAL_EmployeeDetails()}),
          a!queryEntity(
           entity: cons!SSB_IAL_EMP_DETAILS,
           query: a!query(
                    pagingInfo: a!pagingInfo(
                     1,
                     -1
                    )
           )
          ).data
)

On a side note, a!applyComponents() imposes burden as cast function is being invoked in an iterative manner over each record in the data subset. This isn't needed when fn!cast() is able to deal with arrays based on the data type inputted to it.

@sikhivahans The way you told is perfectly correct. But, if I remove a!applyComponents from my implementation method then, it will only cast single element. That is why I had to use it. And thanks for the suggestion, I have changed it.

@sikhivahans Found a point worth noting. The difference is not with whether we should use fn!cast or simply cast function as both are accepting array parameters. The difference was the way I used typeNumber parameter. If I use fn!typeof({'type!{urn:com:appian:types}SSB_IAL_EmployeeDetails'()}), then it's casting all the elements in the list parameter. On the other hand if I use 'type!{urn:com:appian:types}SSB_IAL_EmployeeDetails' then it's only converting the first element of the array. Hope it helps.

@soumyab That's what I have mentioned in my very first comment, not sure if you have gone through it. For list use curly braces around the data type and for a single type, just use the data type.

Usage of a function with or without fn! doesn't make any difference and it's a different

*topic.