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Posted on by Anitha Eswaran
Hi experts,
I am trying to fetch the value for the field 'JournalNum' in the below array. 
[
"UserBlockId:",
"Approver:0",
"AssetTransferType_LT:0",
"BankAccountId:",
"BankRemittanceType:0",
"CurrencyCode:",
"CurrentOperationsTax:0",
"CustVendNegInstProtestProcess:0",
"DefaultDimension:5637383095",
"DetailSummaryPosting:0",
"DocumentNum:",
"EndBalance:0",
"EUROTriangulation:0",
"ExchRate:0",
"ExchrateSecondary:0",
"FixedExchRate:0",
"FixedOffsetAccount:0",
"GroupBlockId:",
"InUseBy:",
"JournalBalance:0",
"JournalName:AP-VINV",
"JournalNum:JBN-XXX-0000004",
"JournalTotalCredit:0"
]
 
When extracting the value from compose using the below criteria, it gives the error 
 
My compose action is 
 
 
Any idea how to retrieve the value from the array ?
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    SpongYe Profile Picture
    SpongYe 5,603 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Get value from Array
     
    The current array implementation does not support the intended usage. To achieve the desired functionality, it is recommended to use the following approach:
    variables('varArray')[21]
     
    Hope this helps!
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    SamLed 2,334 Moderator on at
    Get value from Array
    Hi,
     
    SpongeYe is right if you want to use the array you propose in its actual form. But you can also transform it into an object supporting the implementation you were trying to use:
     
     
    Results:
     
     
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