Sudden Loss of Access to Variables in Scenario

How To
,
1

I’m experiencing a perplexing issue with variable accessibility in my scenario. Here’s what’s happening:

  1. Initially, I had full access to all variables from ClickUp and the Repeater module.
  2. Suddenly, I can only access the text from the Tools module.
  3. Previously visible variables from the Repeater and ClickUp have mysteriously disappeared.
  4. This issue occurred instantly without any apparent changes on my part.
  5. I’ve encountered similar problems before when setting up scenarios from scratch.

Specific observations:

  • In the Slack module, I previously had access to variables from ClickUp and the Repeater.
  • Now, only the Text Aggregator output is accessible.
  • The option to select other variables has vanished.

This issue is severely limiting my ability to build and expand my scenario. Has anyone else experienced this sudden loss of variable access? Any insights or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Additional details:

  • Scenario structure: ClickUp → Repeater → Text Aggregator → Slack
  • All modules are properly connected
  • No filters or scenario settings that should be restricting data flow

Steps I’ve already tried:

  • Refreshing the page
  • Checking module connections
  • Verifying scenario settings

Any help or guidance would be immensely valuable. Thank you!

Here is a video made in the loom to visualize the problem:

As you can see I have access only to the “text” from the text aggregator, no variables from previous modules.

image
image2419×915 199 KB

2

Welcome to the Make community!

You cannot access variables in an Aggregator loop (gray shaded background), for modules outside of it.

If you want to do that, you have to use a Set Variable module inside to store the data.

Then, after the aggregator, use a Get Variable module to get the variable that you saved.

Alternatively, you can use an Array Aggregator module after the Clickup “List” module first, then Iterate the array.

Screenshot_2024-08-27_220836
Screenshot_2024-08-27_2208361819×373 64.3 KB

This way, the Slack module can access the values in the Array Aggregator.

Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.

— @samliew

P.S.: Did you know, the concepts of about 70% of questions asked on this forum are already covered in the Make Academy. Investing some effort into it will save you lots of time and frustration using Make later!