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Introduction

Environment App Variables are used to store commonly used parameters or settings in the application. Storing commonly used values in one place eases the migration and maintenance of the application developed. Environment App variables can be retrieved by using the Environment App Variable Hash Variable.

One can make use of the Environment App Variable to store commonly used values in places like Email Tool, Database Update Tool, and so on. Doing so makes it easier to manage setting/configuration changes.

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NameDescription
ID

Env variable id. Only letters (a-z and A-Z), numbers (0-9) and underscore (_) are allowed in the ID field. ID cannot have space. Mandatory field.

RemarksOptional, typically used as remarks to Joget developers.
Value

Environment App Variable value. Can be a number or a static value or a piece of software code (HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java, etc.).

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You can use Hash Variable to reference a value in Environment in App Variable.


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However, if it is an existing app in a production server, do be careful not to change any environment App variable counters that are link to your form's "ID Generator Fields". This may affect the running numbers in the form's new records.

If you are using the ID Generator Field as "id", meaning it is a primary key value, be careful not to override the environment variable value when inporting importing apps: do not click the "Show Advanced Options > Override environment variablesShow Advanced Options > Override App Variables" checkbox in Import App screen.

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