# Sort msg.payload Arrays into sections

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [1 November 2019 15:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418 "2019-11-01T15:06:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![meeki007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/meeki007/32/12499_2.png) [@meeki007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meeki007)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/21 "2019-11-01T16:19:03Z")

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Ok so for step one of any one wanting to help you out is to get the data that needs to be manipulated.  
It can be static and a one off

So you create a flow like this:

```auto
[{"id":"3d8b5600.b8529a","type":"inject","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":370,"y":320,"wires":[["edbb9fbe.c16818"]]},{"id":"9d4b75a8.a7b28","type":"debug","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","x":750,"y":320,"wires":[]},{"id":"edbb9fbe.c16818","type":"function","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"FAKE MSG.PAYLOAD","func":"\n\nmsg.payload1 = \n{\n \"value\":\n {\n \"len\":644,\n \"objectId\":\n {\n \"unknown\":'unknown'\n },\n \"property\":\n {\n \"unknown\":'unknown'\n },\n \"values\":\n [\n 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47\n]\n }\n}\n \n\n\n\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":560,"y":320,"wires":[["9d4b75a8.a7b28"]]}]

```

Please import this into a flow

as you can see it creates a mimmic of your msg.payload1 without needing to have all of your nodes.

![helpme](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/2/2e44bf5d3ea8d36835a48b7d344b651d999ca143.png)

I can see it goes deeper tan the array I made. can you pleas edit/finish the code to create a good mimmic of your msg.payload1

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**Author:** ![Navybrandon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/navybrandon/32/13021_2.png) [@Navybrandon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Navybrandon)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/22 "2019-11-01T16:19:35Z")

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each {"type":12,"value":{"type":2,"instance":3001614}}, is an array the data i really want is {"type":2,"instance":3001614} lol i planed on doing splinting and sorting to achieve getting just this value.

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/23 "2019-11-01T16:20:21Z")

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This works with your payload

```auto
m = msg.payload.payload1.value.values

let i,j,t,c=10;

for (i=0,j=m.length; i<j; i+=c) {
    t = m.slice(i,i+c);
    node.send({payload:t})
}

```

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**Author:** ![Navybrandon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/navybrandon/32/13021_2.png) [@Navybrandon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Navybrandon)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/24 "2019-11-01T16:25:49Z")

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> [@meeki007](#):
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> [{"id":"3d8b5600.b8529a","type":"inject","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":370,"y":320,"wires":[["edbb9fbe.c16818"]]},{"id":"9d4b75a8.a7b28","type":"debug","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","x":750,"y":320,"wires":},{"id":"edbb9fbe.c16818","type":"function","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"FAKE MSG.PAYLOAD","func":"\n\nmsg.payload1 = \n{\n "value":\n {\n "len":644,\n "objectId":\n {\n "unknown":'unknown'\n },\n "property":\n {\n "unknown":'unknown'\n },\n "values":\n [\n 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47\n]\n }\n}\n \n\n\n\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":560,"y":320,"wires":[["9d4b75a8.a7b28"]]}]

how do i add the below after 0:

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/7/753d75b249d66d28284148d2e29e383eb5594438.png)

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/25 "2019-11-01T16:27:31Z")

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what is carried in `payload1` is valid JSON. why not to parse using proper tools?

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**Author:** ![meeki007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/meeki007/32/12499_2.png) [@meeki007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meeki007)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/26 "2019-11-01T16:28:30Z")

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please read [https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)

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**Author:** ![meeki007](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/meeki007/32/12499_2.png) [@meeki007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/meeki007)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/27 "2019-11-01T16:29:28Z")

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because @Navybrandon stated he planned on making this work with the dashboard UI. Figured he needed to start somewhere

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/28 "2019-11-01T16:34:26Z")

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@meeki007  
my flow is too large to share. it also calls upon other flows so the import limit is reached.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/29 "2019-11-01T16:38:57Z")

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```auto
[{"id":"f18f1dc3.a83ae","type":"function","z":"1fea49bd.2c3b16","name":"FAKE MSG.PAYLOAD","func":"\n\nmsg.payload1 = \n{\n \"value\":\n {\n \"len\":644,\n \"objectId\":\n {\n type: 8,\n instance: 532897\n },\n \"property\":\n {\n id: 76,\n index: 4294967295\n },\n \"values\":\n [\n \"0\": {\n type: 12\n },\n \"value\": {\n type: 8,\n instance: 532897\n },\n }\n ,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47\n]\n }\n}\n \n\n\n\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":9,"x":1180,"y":860,"wires":[["ac366f78.8305e"]]}]

```

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**Author:** ![Navybrandon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/navybrandon/32/13021_2.png) [@Navybrandon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Navybrandon)\
**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/30 "2019-11-01T16:41:58Z")

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@bakman2

I re-ran that function and error was cannot read property of 'value' of undefined.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/31 "2019-11-01T16:43:26Z")

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Your screenshot did not show this:

`msg.payload.payload1.value.values`

Which is why it failed.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/32 "2019-11-01T16:43:38Z")

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@Navybrandon how do i add the below after 0:

please import this

```auto
[{"id":"3d8b5600.b8529a","type":"inject","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":370,"y":320,"wires":[["edbb9fbe.c16818"]]},{"id":"9d4b75a8.a7b28","type":"debug","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","x":750,"y":320,"wires":[]},{"id":"edbb9fbe.c16818","type":"function","z":"32b9138.e8e466c","name":"FAKE MSG.PAYLOAD","func":"\n\nmsg.payload1 = \n{\n \"value\":\n {\n \"len\":644,\n \"objectId\":\n {\n \"unknown\":'unknown'\n },\n \"property\":\n {\n \"unknown\":'unknown'\n },\n \"values\":\n [\n \n {\n \"type\":12,\n \"value\":\n {\n \"type\":8,\n \"instance\":532897\n }\n },\n {\n \"type\":13,\n \"value\":\n {\n \"type\":9,\n \"instance\":732897\n }\n }\n]\n }\n}\n \n\n\n\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":560,"y":320,"wires":[["9d4b75a8.a7b28"]]}]

```

 ![helo21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/4/4e2faebfeb4b4c117e76f51655cb9cd50255b97e.png)

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/33 "2019-11-01T16:45:42Z")

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I understand your flow is too big. this is why we are creating this one off mimmic

please add in values and make sure to add one or two values you need to sort for.

after we get a good mimmic, together, we will code you up something that will sort for what you need

NOTE we only need like 12-18 values dont do 127 in the array

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/34 "2019-11-01T16:46:39Z")

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```auto
[{"id":"bc759fb6.601a4","type":"inject","z":"1fea49bd.2c3b16","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":990,"y":860,"wires":[["f18f1dc3.a83ae"]]},{"id":"ac366f78.8305e","type":"debug","z":"1fea49bd.2c3b16","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","x":1370,"y":860,"wires":[]},{"id":"f18f1dc3.a83ae","type":"function","z":"1fea49bd.2c3b16","name":"FAKE MSG.PAYLOAD","func":"\n\nmsg.payload1 = \n{\n \"value\":\n {\n \"len\":644,\n \"objectId\":\n {\n type: 8,\n instance: 532897\n },\n \"property\":\n {\n id: 76,\n index: 4294967295\n },\n \"values\":\n [\n \"0\": \n {\n type: 12\n },\n \"value\": \n {\n type: 8,\n instance: 532897\n },\n }\n ,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47\n]\n }\n}\n \n\n\n\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":9,"x":1180,"y":860,"wires":[["ac366f78.8305e"]]}]

```

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/35 "2019-11-01T16:48:15Z")

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I understand that but when you look at above you see i am getting errors when trying to add details after the 0 array. i will add like 20 once i get the formatting right.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/36 "2019-11-01T16:48:24Z")

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Working flow with your data:

```auto
[{"id":"af57b13e.3db998","type":"inject","z":"dab2d900.213ea","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":312,"y":264,"wires":[["2c4bb42.b3f64cc"]]},{"id":"2c4bb42.b3f64cc","type":"function","z":"dab2d900.213ea","name":"","func":"payload = {\"Bacnet\":\"532897\",\"payload1\":{\"value\":{\"len\":644,\"objectId\":{\"type\":8,\"instance\":532897},\"property\":{\"id\":76,\"index\":4294967295},\"values\":[{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":8,\"instance\":532897}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001542}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001587}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001589}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001591}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001593}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001594}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001595}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001597}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001598}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001599}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001600}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001601}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001602}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001603}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001606}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001607}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001608}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001609}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001610}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001613}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001614}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001615}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001617}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001621}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001625}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001627}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001629}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3001633}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002186}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002188}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002194}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002199}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002200}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002201}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002202}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002203}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002204}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002393}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002394}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002395}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002397}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002401}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002404}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002405}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002406}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002408}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002409}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002410}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002412}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002416}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002481}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002482}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002484}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002485}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002488}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002490}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002491}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3002493}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003932}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003933}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003936}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003937}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003943}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003944}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003946}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003948}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003949}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3003950}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":2,\"instance\":3004089}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":5,\"instance\":3002205}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":16,\"instance\":3001584}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001539}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001540}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001543}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001544}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001545}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001546}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001596}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001605}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001611}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001616}},{\"type\":12,\"value\":{\"type\":19,\"instance\":3001620}},{\"type\":1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```

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/37 "2019-11-01T16:48:33Z")

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the above is wrong its the first export i sent you.

dont rush this. I have hours to goof off on the forum today. take your time I'm not going anywhere

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/38 "2019-11-01T16:51:03Z")

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OK I see this sorts them into arrays of 10

now what do you want to do after that. not the end goal just what do you need and what do you want it to do

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/39 "2019-11-01T16:53:05Z")

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Well im lost for words your example works but when i add this to the end on my function that is sending the payload it does not work.

i only added the second function after the read function that sends the payload1.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2019 16:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sort-msg-payload-arrays-into-sections/17418/40 "2019-11-01T16:53:18Z")

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@Navybrandon

I think you missed my last export.

please read this again

@Navybrandon how do i add the below after 0:

please import this

```auto
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```

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