Variable Browser

Variable Browser

Click the  (Variable Reference) icon in a field to use the variable browser to explore all of the variables available while building a workflow. This is a combination of variables from activities, global variables, workflow variables, incident response, and workflow output. If you want to update a variable value based on data retrieved in a workflow, use the Set Variables core activity.

• The variable browser is hierarchical, so you must navigate it in the same order as the workflow.
• Variables are only available within the scope where they are defined. For example, the output of an atomic action inside a loop cannot be accessed outside that loop.
• If items are grayed out and cannot be selected in the Browse Variables window, it means their data type is not compatible with the data type of the field where you clicked the Variable Reference icon. For example, if you need a String but the variable is an Integer, the system won’t let you select it.

To help workflow authors with content creation, target variable references have been added to the variable browser. If a workflow in its properties is configured to use a target or target group, you can open the variable browser and select the target references at the Workflow level. If an activity in its properties is configured to use a target or target group, its target references display at the Activities level. The target type is automatically populated based on the type that the action supports and will further list the input and output variables for you to select the properties of the target.

Workflow output variables have default properties including:

• Started By (ID) - Email address of the user who ran the workflow, or ID of the automation rule or schedule.

• Started By (Type) - What initiated the workflow, such as "by user," "incident automation rule," or "playbook task."

• Workflow Result - Free-text property (can also be written in Markdown language) to communicate the results of the run.

• Workflow Result Code - Auto-populated string that indicates the outcome of the workflow. For more information, see the Workflow Intent Help topic.