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➿Easy reference to variables

The Easy reference to variables is a powerful feature in your app that allows to quickly access and insert available variables. This documentation explains how to use the Easy reference to variables and its current limitations.

Accessing the Easy reference to variables

To access it:

  1. Place your cursor in a supported field (supported field have a grey hover).

  2. Press the "/" (forward slash) key on your keyboard.

  3. A menu will appear, displaying a list of available variables in your app.

In YouPrep, the menu is accessible through the blue button at the right of each input field.

Easy reference to variables - variables menu

Current Functionality

Supported Fields

Easy Reference to variables is currently available in the dataHub following contexts:

  • Datasource configuration fields of type (string, json code editor)

  • Dataset configuration fields (string, json code editor, code editor)

Unsupported Fields

At present, the Slash/ Menu is not available for:

  • Integer fields

  • Secret-type fields

and not supported in the dataset configuration part.

For secret-type, you can still use variables in them by entering the full variables syntax: example: {{user.secrets.my_pwd}}in the password field if you want to use a variable in this field

Easy reference to variable - json code editor
Easy reference to variable - input string
Easy reference to variable - YouPrep blue button

Benefits

  • Quick access to available variables

  • Reduces errors in manual entry

  • Improves efficiency in configuration processes

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