Common tasks

Open the catalogue

Apps, then Capable, then Variables (or the space's Capable page)

Opens on Space variables inside a space and on Global variables elsewhere.

Create a space variable

Space variables, then Create

Needs permission to add pages in the space.

Create a global variable

Global variables, then Create

Needs permission to add pages in the Capable Asset Store space.

Find a variable

Search variables box above the table

Matches name, description and the displayed value, ignoring case.

See a variable's details

Click its row

Opens the details sidebar: value, type, scope, usage, last updated and updated by.

Change a value

Sidebar Edit, or Edit in the row's ... menu

Every page that shows it updates on its next load. No new page versions, no notifications.

Rename a variable

Same as changing a value

Safe: pages refer to the variable by its ID, not its name.

See where a variable is used

Sidebar, Usage

Used on N pages that you can see opens Capable Search filtered to those pages.

See past values

Sidebar, Version history

Newest first. Select Show value on an older version.

Limit who can edit a variable

Restrictions in the row menu or the sidebar

Edit only. Everyone who can view the space can still read and use it.

Delete a variable

Delete in the row menu or the sidebar

The warning says how many pages you can see use it. Those pages show [unavailable].

Show a variable in a sentence

Page editor, /variable, then Variable (Capable)

Pick the variable in Choose a variable. It appears inline at the cursor.

Add a variable without the editor

Page byline, Variables

Adds it at the top, the bottom or under a heading, in a paragraph of its own.

Point a macro at a different variable

Edit the page, open the macro's settings

Click another row. The macro keeps its place on the page.

Find pages that show a variable

Capable Search, Variable filter

Picking several variables finds pages that show any of them.