Define variables in workflows

HubSpot Ideas
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When working with workflows, it would be great to have centrally defined variables available across all actions in a workflow.

This eliminates the nessecity to replace all instances of a static value for each action where it’s used when the value needs to be changed and/or the workflow is cloned.

Current workarounds:

  • Create auxiliary properties und used them to define variables. Adds overhead on the users side to manage those auxiliary properties.
  • Execute a custom code action and define variables as output. Cons are probably the performance overhead and suboptimal UX.
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+1

Ideally also the ability to use the Workflows own custom properties.

As an example I have a case where it would be great if I could increment a Workflow property each time a contact reaches that action and copy it to the contact. Requires workarounds now.

Another case is a predefined date that need to be updated across several workflow actions three times a year. Lot’s of clicking around to manage this currently.