# Allow target to be also a jsonata expression

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-target-to-be-also-a-jsonata-expression/10510>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [24 April 2019 15:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/allow-target-to-be-also-a-jsonata-expression/10510 "2019-04-24T15:25:25Z")\
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In the source field i can enter something like this:

```auto
$eval(payload[0].payload.cfg.p1,payload[1])

```

which returns a field in payload[1], defined by the string in .p1 (like "payload.data.val")

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