I’ve recently not been able to rename variables from the Variables pane under Data Manager.
The problem is as described: I open the Variables pane, rename the desired variable, and hit Enter. When I check a part of the framework where the variable is referenced, e.g. an Assign activity or a workflow argument, it reverts back to its old name in the Variables pane - as if I never did anything.
Has anyone ever encountered this before? This started happening after I updated some dependencies. Note that the scope of these particular variables are always inside the current workflow I’m working with.
After restarting Studio and trying it out again (I am using a REFramework) I found that I was able to rename a variable inside the Process.xaml - I had a Multiple Assign activity at the top of the file where I was able to rename one of the variables.
However, I have other workflows invoked inside of that file, and inside them this still occurs. This applies to Workflows, Sequences, and Flowcharts that are invoked inside it.
While that works for variables inside a small scope, the main issue stems from not being able to rename a variable which is referenced throughout the project. If I were to delete such a variable and create another, I still have to go through the project and replace every instance of the old one with the new one.
I am only pointing out a bug in a feature which makes life easier when it comes to developing. This also hasn’t been a problem before! There have been other posts about this and I suspect this will be fixed in a later update.
