Use variables in the desktop and web recorder as input and output parameters
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| Enabled for | Public preview | Early access | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - | 
Mar 14, 2021 |
Business value
The user is able to use dynamic values as parameters in actions by defining them during the recording, improving the Power Automate Desktop UX.
Feature details
Variables as input parameters
Currently, you can populate a text field in a screen only by inserting specific (static) text. In order to set a dynamic value for a field, the user must manually update the action in the designer after the recording completes. With this new feature, you can indicate that the specific text field should be populated dynamically with the use of an input/output or a flow variable in Power Automate Desktop.
Variables as output parameters
Currently, the user can retrieve the text/name of a UI control during recording; however, there is no option during recording to specify the Power Automate Desktop variable that should be populated with the specific text/name. The user has to manually update the respective action after the recording completes. With this new feature, the user is able to populate an input/output or flow variable in Power Automate Desktop with the retrieved value.