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Option to not pass fields with nulls in MongoDB output

In earlier versions the MongoDB Output did not pass fields with null values; this was ideal for storing individual attributes, where one person may have 4 attributes and another may have only 2 attributes, because we did not waste space storing empty or null values.  The newer versions pass these fields with null values; I would like the option to not pass these fields. Please see an example below.  Thank you for your consideration.

 

Workflow Results

 

IDAttribute1Attribute2Attribute3Attribute4
1ABCD
2ZY  

 

MongoDB Output Current Versions

 

{"_id" : "1",
"Attribute1" : "A",
"Attribute2" : "B",
"Attribute3" : "C",

"Attribute4" : "D"}

 

{"_id" : "2",
"Attribute1" : "Z",
"Attribute2" : "Y",
"Attribute3" : null,

"Attribute4" : null}

 

Desired MongoDB Output (previous functionality)

 

{"_id" : "1",
"Attribute1" : "A",
"Attribute2" : "B",
"Attribute3" : "C",

"Attribute4" : "D"}

 

{"_id" : "2",
"Attribute1" : "Z",
"Attribute2" : "Y"}

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Status changed to: Inactive
 
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