Convert

Convert (convert)

Convert fields from one type to another, e.g. strings to numbers.

Contents

• Fields

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
description	string		describe this step.
condition	lua-expression (string)		Only run this action if the specified condition is met.
auto	boolean (bool)		Allows auto-conversion, which helps when there are many fields.
null-behaviour	Null Behaviour		Controls what occurs when a field’s value is null or empty.
conversions	Conversions		Simple conversions.
units	Units		Unit conversions.
suppress-warnings	boolean (bool)		Suppress warnings generated by this action.

Conversions Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
field	string	✅	event field to be converted in-place.
conversion	symbol	✅	conversion operation.

Units Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
field	string	✅	event field to be converted in-place.
to	symbol	✅	the unit we are converting to.
from	symbol		optional unit we are converting from.

Null Behaviour Options

Value	Name	Description
keep	keep	Pass through null or empty values
default	default	Convert bool fields to false, num fields to 0 or str fields to an empty string