Global values

Global values enable users to reuse identical values between bots instead of creating new variables for each bot.

A user with the AAE_admin role or View and manage global values permission can configures a global value using a tenant scope value. This enables other Automation 360 users to either use tenant scope or overwrite to user scope value in their bots.

Data types

Data type Description
DateTime Stores a value containing a single date and time value.
Number Stores numeric values, including integers and decimals. It can hold up to 15 decimal digits.
String Stores alphanumeric and character values.
Boolean Stores a Boolean value as True or False, default value is False.
Note: The Boolean does not show the associated value or input when the user clicks View details on the Global values page.
User group Stores the value of a user group either through the entities roles or teams.

Working with global values

Note: The maximum number of public global values that can be created is 150.

Users can perform the following tasks:

  • Create a global value as an admin.

    Create a global value

  • Update the default value as a non-admin.

    Overwrite the default value

  • Search and delete a global value.

    A user with the AAE_Admin role can delete a global value by hovering over the vertical ellipsis to the right of the value, and clicking the Delete icon. When a global value is deleted, any overridden values for that global value are also deleted. To delete or search a specific global value, ensure that you search for the exact name of the value. For example, if the name of the global value in the database is globalvalue_001, and if you search for globalvalue-001, the global value will not be found.

  • Insert global values into bots.

    All action fields that accept a user-created variable accept a global value. Insert a global value into an action field by pressing F2 or by clicking the Insert a value icon on the left side of the field.