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Sanjana12
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September 2, 2025
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Purpose of Variables section in workflow properties

  • September 2, 2025
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Hi,

 

I came across in a previous thread that when we declare an instance variable in a workflow and execute the workflow, those values get stored in the variables section of the workflow properties. But why is that and what purpose does it serve?

Best answer by Rch_

Hi @sanjana12,

 

Yes, that’s correct — when you declare a workflow instance variable, its value appears in the Variables tab because it's stored as part of the workflow's runtime state.

 

This allows for a few key benefits:

  • The variable retains its value across activities, even if the workflow is paused or restarted.

  • You can inspect the variable values at any point in the workflow to better understand the data flow.

  • Variables can be used and updated across activities to influence how the workflow behaves in later steps.

  • You can also define variables manually in the Properties > Variables tab and use them just like instance variables within the workflow logic.

It’s a simple way to share and manage data across the entire workflow without needing to pass it explicitly between each activity.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks,

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Rch_
Rch_Accepted solution
Level 3
September 2, 2025

Hi @sanjana12,

 

Yes, that’s correct — when you declare a workflow instance variable, its value appears in the Variables tab because it's stored as part of the workflow's runtime state.

 

This allows for a few key benefits:

  • The variable retains its value across activities, even if the workflow is paused or restarted.

  • You can inspect the variable values at any point in the workflow to better understand the data flow.

  • Variables can be used and updated across activities to influence how the workflow behaves in later steps.

  • You can also define variables manually in the Properties > Variables tab and use them just like instance variables within the workflow logic.

It’s a simple way to share and manage data across the entire workflow without needing to pass it explicitly between each activity.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks,

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Sanjana12Author
Level 6
September 3, 2025

Hi, can you please provide an example of the 4th point?

Rch_
Rch_
Level 3
September 3, 2025

Here you go:

 

Variables used:

  • definedInProperties was created in the Properties > Variables tab.

  • definedInJs was set using JavaScript in the workflow.

JavaScript code used:

 

Log output:

 

 

 

This shows that both types of variables — whether defined in the Properties tab or in JavaScript — are accessible and usable across the workflow.

 

Thanks,

 

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