Get environment variable action

The Get environment variable action enables you to get all the environment variables from the specified local machine and assign it to a variable.

Settings

(Optional) In the Environment variable list tab, click the drop-down menu and select one of the variables.

The following table lists the variable details:


Variable	Description	Example value
ALLUSERSPROFILE	Returns the path to the directory that contains resources and settings used by all system accounts. Note: Use `ProgramData` for devices that run Windows Vista and later OS.	C:\ProgramData
APPDATA	Returns the file path to the application data directory. This directory contains the settings for applications shared across multiple devices.	C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming
COMPUTERNAME	Returns the device name without the domain.	AA-NY-FRANKSINATRA
CommonProgramFiles	Returns the file path to the Common Files directory.	C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)	Returns the file path to the Common Files directory. Note: This is only available for devices that run 64-bit version.	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
CommonProgramW6432	Returns the file path to the Common Files directory. Note: This is only available for devices that run 64-bit version. Only use `CommonProgramW6432` for devices that run Windows Vista and later OS	C:\Program Files\Common Files
ComSpec	Returns the file path to the command processor	C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
DriverData	Returns the file path to the Driver Data directory.	C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\DriverData
HOMEDRIVE	Returns the home drive of the device.	C:
HOMEPATH	Returns the homepath of the device without the system drive.	\Users\<user>
LOCALAPPDATA	Returns the file path to the application data directory. This directory contains the settings for applications shared across multiple devices.	C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local
LOGONSERVER	Returns the name of the group or domain to which the device is connected	\\SJCSRVBKP
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS	Returns the number of processors in the device.	4
OneDrive	Returns the path to the OneDrive folder.	C:\Users\<user>\OneDrive
OS	Returns the device operating system name.	Windows_NT
Path	Returns a semicolon-delimited list of directories that contain executable programs.	C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
PATHEXT	Returns a semicolon-delimited list of file extensions that the system can execute.	.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE	Returns the process architecture of the device.	AMD64
ProgramData	Returns the path to the directory that contains resources and settings used by all system accounts. Note: Use `ALLUSERSPROFILE` for devices that run the Windows XP and earlier OS.	C:\ProgramData
ProgramFiles	Returns the path to the directory that stores installed programs.	C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)	Returns the path to the directory that stores installed programs. Note: This is only available for devices that run 64-bit version.	C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432	Returns the path to the directory that stores installed programs.	C:\Program Files
PSModulePath	Returns file paths to the modules that are installed on the disk.	%ProgramFiles%\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules
PUBLIC	Returns the Public folder path.	C:\Users\Public
SystemDrive	Returns the device system drive.	C:
SystemRoot	Returns the system root folder.	C:\Windows
TMP	Returns the path to the directory that stores temporary files.	C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp
TEMP	Returns the path to the directory that stores temporary files.	C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Temp
USERDNSDOMAIN	Returns the DNS domain of the user.	AAI.AASPL-BRD.COM
USERDOMAIN	Returns the domain of the user.	AAI.AASPL-BRD.COM
USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE	Returns the domain of the user profile.	AAI
USERNAME	Returns the logged-in user name.	bob.ross
USERPROFILE	Returns the user profile path.	C:\Users\<user>
windir	Returns the Windows directory path.	C:\Windows

(Optional) Use the Variable tab to add a value for the variable.
Click Insert a value icon if there is no existing variable.
Click the Assign the output to an existing variable drop-down menu and select an existing variable.
Click the Create variable icon for new variable.

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