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Project Variables

Updated over 11 months ago

A feature introduced in 1.1.1

Some templates may use "project variables" for shared values. This is especially useful when using the same stylesheets (themes) across several templates or a similar use case.

When a template field is assigned a "prvar" (project variable) value, such as "personName" this template field shows up in the project settings view and all the templates using the same prvar will automatically utilize this value at playout.

If several templates are added to the project using the same prvar value, the value from the most recently added template will change the content

(Please note: in v.1.1.1 all variables are exposed as text fields in Project Settings. In future versions, the fields may be displayed as dropdowns, number fields, checkboxes, or other UI controls just as they are in the original template.)

If there are no project variables in any templates added to the project, the Project Variables section will not be present.

There may be several templates using a given variable. The user interface has a number indicating how many templates in the project are using that specific variable.

When a template is removed from the project settings, relevant variable fields are also removed (if there are no other templates using that same variable).

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