Scope of a Variable

Normal Variable to Global Variable:

We create normal variables directly in an activity (from the context menu of an activity), has a smallest scope it belongs to. To make them available in your entire project, do the following:

1. Click the smallest container in an automation.

2. On the Design ribbon tab, in the Variables group, select Manage Variables > Promote to Global Scope. All the variables used in the selected container now have a global scope

Best Naming Practice for Variables:

When creating very large automations, it can be very easy to forget what every variable does. That is why it is important to have a good naming system in place.
We recommend that you always use descriptive names, such as userName for a variable that stores the name of a user.

Additionally, you might want to keep track of the type of variable you create, and that is why adding a short descriptor in the front of each variable name can be useful, such as int for integers.

Finally, UI Studio recommends that you write variable names in Camel Case, so that you can read them easier. 


Example of how to name your variables

Variable Type	Variable Name
Generic Value	genVariableName
Text	strVariableName
Number	intVariableName
True or False	boolVariableName
Date and Time	timVariableName
Data Table	datVariableName