Yoom automatically creates "Retrieved Values" when you configure an operation. In this guide, we’ll explain how to rename a Retrieved Value, what happens when item names are duplicated, and when you may want to intentionally use the same item name.

Yoom automatically assigns a name to each Retrieved Value created by an operation. You can change the item name if needed.

To rename a Retrieved Value:

1. Open the settings screen for the operation where the Retrieved Value was created.

2. Hover over the Retrieved Value.

3. Click the pencil icon that appears to edit the item name.

If you add an operation with the same Retrieved Value name to the same Workflow, Yoom automatically adds a random number to the item name to avoid duplication.

For example, suppose your first "Calculation" operation retrieves a value named Calculated Value.

If you add a second "Calculation" operation to the same Workflow, Yoom automatically changes the name to something like Calculated Value_1338871 to avoid duplication.

Retrieved Values work as variables. If you want to use the same variable repeatedly in different parts of a Workflow, you can manually change the item names so that they are the same.

When item names are duplicated, a warning icon (❗️) and the message "Duplicate item name" will appear. You can still save and use the Workflow with the duplicated item names.

The warning icon will continue to appear after saving because the item names are duplicated.

For example, you may want to use the same item name when:

When using the Branch action, duplicating Retrieved Value item names may cause values to be retrieved incorrectly in some cases.

That’s it!

You now know how to rename Retrieved Values and when you can intentionally use duplicate item names. 🚀