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Watch this video to learn how to separate object configuration from automation logic in Workflows, Actions and Action Packs to work more efficiently.

Usually, Workflows need input parameters for processing. These parameters are configuration values such as Agents, Login objects, and so on. These values can change over time, and they might also be different depending on which system your Workflows run in (for example, development, test or production).

Instead of manually changing the configuration values in all your Workflows and systems, you can store those values in variable (VARA objects). Then, you reference the VARA objects in your Workflows. There are various ways of referencing VARAs in Workflows.

This video explains how to define VARA objects (specifically STATIC and XML VARA objects) to store configuration values. Four detailed examples illustrate how to reference those VARA objects in Workflows, depending on specific scenarios:

• When to reference them in object property fields
• When to reference them in PromptSets
• When to use the Automation Engine Scripting language

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨:
• Understanding the value of storing configuration parameters in VARA objects
• Defining STATIC and XML VARA objects that contain configuration values
• Referencing VARA objects in Workflows according to the following scenarios:

Example: Reference VARAs in task properties
Workflow without PromptSets (users do not need to modify any parameters when manually executing the Workflow).

Example: Reference VARAs in PromptSets assigned to Workflows
Workflow with PromptSet that contains the VARA objects. Users must provide certain values during the execution, and the Workflow passes those values onto the tasks.

Example: Reference VARAs in object property fields
Job without PromptSet

Example: Reference VARAs using the Automation Engine Scripting language
Job without PromptSet. The Job retrieves configuration values using the GET_VAR function.