---
title: "Transforms"
slug: "transforms"
tags: ["workflow-builder"]
status: "update"
updated: 2026-10-13T18:21:27Z
published: 2026-10-13T18:21:27Z
canonical: "docs.unqork.io/transforms"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Transforms

The **Transforms** panel lets Creators create and manage data transform templates for a module. Transforms reshape the data flowing into or out of a module before it reaches other systems or components. To open the panel, select **Transforms** from the Tools drop-down.

![The Transforms panel showing a list on the left with one transform named 'transform' displaying Output and NJK (JSON) badges and a Details link, and an empty state on the right reading 'Select a transform or create a new one' with a Create Transform button.](#)

## Transforms List

The left side of the panel lists all transforms defined for this module.

| Control | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ![Plus](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/api_upload_20261013_182126_2c18f15cf69f4a939e3af70f353769c9.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-02T22%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-11-02T23%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Yudr2fblhWHMPHNjW476B3Vzn6bRXdfx%2BplgxNafwyw%3D) | Creates a new transform and opens its detail form on the right. |
| **Details** | Expands the detail form for that transform on the right. Select again to collapse. |

Each row displays the transform name and two status badges.

| Badge | Description |
| --- | --- |
| / | The direction of the transform. **Output** transforms apply when data leaves the module. **Input** transforms apply when data enters the module. |
| **NJK (JSON)** / **XSL** | The template format used by the transform. |

When no transform is selected, the right side displays an empty state. Select **Create Transform** to create a new transform and open the detail form.

## Transform Details

Selecting **Details** on a transform opens its configuration form on the right.

| Control | Description |
| --- | --- |
| ![Download](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/api_upload_20261013_182126_50a612da81d741948eb40abb5b5dbd9e.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-02T22%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-11-02T23%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Yudr2fblhWHMPHNjW476B3Vzn6bRXdfx%2BplgxNafwyw%3D) Download | Downloads the transform template as a file. |
| ![Trash2](https://cdn.us.document360.io/15548f06-2fba-434c-b0c1-5df88317dbd7/Images/Documentation/api_upload_20261013_182126_5f067101a8634f9a80eae870ed9065a9.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-02T22%3A06%3A37Z&se=2026-11-02T23%3A06%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Yudr2fblhWHMPHNjW476B3Vzn6bRXdfx%2BplgxNafwyw%3D) Delete | Permanently deletes the transform. This action cannot be undone. |

### Transform Fields

| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Transform Name | The name for this transform. Required. |
| Direction of Transform | Read-only. Indicates whether this transform applies to **Input** (data entering the module) or **Output** (data leaving the module). Set when the transform is created. |
| Type of Transform | The template format. Options include: **NJK (JSON)** or **XSL**. |
| Transform | The transform template expression, entered in a code editor. Required. An info callout links to the XSL and NJK formatting guides. |

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**Changelog**

| Date | Change |
| --- | --- |
| 2026-06-02 | Removed Type column; fixed "Clicking it" → "Select"; Tools Drop-down casing. |
| 2026-05-27 | Initial publication. |

Also known as Unqork Users, or Designer Users; is anyone who is inside the Unqork platform.

Nunjucks is a flexible JavaScript templating engine that supports template inheritance, filters, and logic-based expressions for dynamic content rendering.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is an open standard file and data interchange format. Unqork uses JSON for submission (record) data.

XSL (eXtensible Stylesheet Language) is a styling language used to transform and render XML.