Variables

The Variables category contains nodes that define and set variables A runbook node category that aggregates or transforms data forwarded from a preceding node, enabling data manipulation and analysis. for use elsewhere in the runbook An automated workflow that executes a series of steps or tasks in response to a triggered event, such as the detection of anomalous behavior generating an incident, a lifecycle event, or a manually executed runbook.. Variables hold data from one node so that other nodes can use it, for example as filter values or in conditions. For an overview of variables in runbooks, see Variables introduction.

Nodes in this category

• Set Primitive Variable: Assign a single, discrete value (e.g. text or number) to a variable.

• Set Structured Variable: Assign summarized or time series data from a preceding node to a structured variable.

Runbook compatibility

Variable nodes are available in Incident, Lifecycle, On-Demand, External (Webhook), and Subflow runbooks.