Variables - Everything you need to know

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Zingtree makes extensive use of variables to store data collected or passed into the tree. 


How to Assign Variables

You can set variables in a variety of ways:

  • Passed into the tree via the URL using Merge Variables.
  • Assigned via Data Entry Fields.
  • Assigned as Button Click Variables.
  • Added to the session using a Webhook.
  • Using optional built-in special tree variables (like IP address, location, last tree visited, last node visited, and more).
  • Passed in using our apps for Zendesk, Salesforce, or Freshdesk.


Using Variables

Within Zingtee, you can add intelligence to your decision trees using variables in the following ways:

  • Branch automatically to a node using a Logic Node.
  • Generating a custom document based upon variables via a Document Node.


Displaying Variables

Any variable can be displayed in the node title, question or content area by surrounding the variable name with hashtags. For example, enter #name# to display the variable name.

You can do the same in email nodes as well. So in the "To: field of an email node, entering #email# will substitute the value of the email variable.

If you want to see ALL variables collected so far, enter ##ALL DATA## into the content area of any node.


Modifying and Erasing Variables

  • If you want a text variable converted to lowercase automatically, add a _lc suffix to the end of the variable. So a variable named model_lc assigned as "Ford F150" will be converted to "ford f150".
  • You can do math operations on numeric variables, using Zingtree Math.
  • Text variables can be joined using a string catenation webhook we provide.
  • You can erase variables by overwriting them or setting a Data Retention Policy.
  • You can maintain a running total for numeric variables. This is useful for evaluations or testing.

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