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title: "Get Page Variable"
slug: "get-page-variable"
updated: 2025-07-01T18:28:36Z
published: 2025-07-01T18:28:36Z
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# Get Page Variable

## Overview

The **Get Page Variable** step is used to pass Page parameters into a Flow based on the context of the Page, which is defined in the step properties. This step has several different Data Types that it can use to retrieve Page information.

This step has two main data categories which are the **Page Context** and the **Output**. Depending on the Page Context selection this step may also have an input. The Page Context options are:

| **Page Context Options** |
| --- |
| PageVariable | Gets data from a Report or Form on the Page through a selection bus. |
| FolderId | Gets data from the FolderId of the Page that the user is navigated to. |
| URL Variable | Gets data from a variable within the URL. |
| CookieValue | Gets data from browser cookies. |

The following examples go over the most popular Page Context options; URL Variable, Page Variable, and FolderId.

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## URL Variable Example

Follow this example to use the **URL Variable Page Context** option to retrieve the selected row from a Report, and display the data on the dashboard.

The following example involves designing a Page. For further information regarding Page design, see [Create a Page or Dashboard](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/create-pages-dashboards). 

1. From a Designer Project, select CREATE REPORT from the top Action bar and [create a Page](/v9/docs/create-pages-dashboards).
2. From the **Page Designer**, drag a **Report Viewer** component from the **Toolbox**tab into the Page's workspace.
3. Add a **Simple Tile** component from the **TILES**category in the Toolbox. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-30_11h23_59.png)
4. Select the Report Viewer to navigate to its Properties tab.
5. Under **REPORT SETUP**, click the **PICK DEFAULT REPORT**button. Click **CREATE**, then **Base Report**. **Name**the Report, then click CREATE.
6. Click the **Add**button under Data Sources. Under the resulting Folder tree, expand the **Common**category select **Account Data Source**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-30_11h24_55.png)
7. Under **Data Fields** Add**Email Address**, **Created By**, and **Created On Date**.
8. Select click Email Address under Data Fields to navigate to its Properties tab.
9. Check the **Send Data As Filter Change Source box**. Declare a name in the Filter Change Source Box.  
Remember this declared String value; it will act as the URL Variable that is used for data retrieval in this example. 

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10. **Save**, then close the Report Designer via **X**.
11. From the Page Designer, click the **Simple Tile**, and then click the **PICK FLOW**button in the Properties tab.
12. Click CREATE, then Tile Source Flow, provide a Name, then CREATE once more. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-30_11h27_51.png)
13. In the Flow Designer, navigate to the Properties tab and select **Page Context Flow Behaviour** from the **Behavior Type**dropdown menu.

Page Context Aware Flow BehaviourMake sure to set this configuration first. If this is not configured then the Get Page Variable step will throw Errors. This setting is needed because the step can access at the runtime what page the user is actively viewing and any data contained within.

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14. Add a **Get Page Variable** step from the **DASHBOARDS**category of the Toolbox, in front of **Create Tile Data** step.
15. Navigate to the Get Page Variable step's Properties tab by selecting the step. From the **PAGE CONTEXT > Data** Type dropdown menu, select **URLVariable**. Type in the previously declared **Filter Change Source Data Name** in the **Variable Name** text box. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h05_33.png)
16. Connect the **Done**path of the Get Page Variable step to the Create Tile Data step.
17. Navigate to the Create Tile Data's Properties tab. Select From Flow map **Page Data** to Line 3 under **TILE SETUP**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h07_16.png)
18. Navigate to the **End**step Properties tab and map **TIleData**to the **TILE DATA INPUTS**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2020-12-16_11h15_25.png)
19. Save and close the Flow.
20. From the Page Designer, select the Simple Tile and check the **Update on selection bus change box** under the **BEHAVIOR**category in the Properties tab.
21. Declare the previously defined Filter Change Source Data Name.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-30_11h34_52.png)
22. Save and close the Page.
23. Add the Page to a **normal Folder** as a **Dashboard.**Click various rows of the report to watch the Tile update with the corresponding email.

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## PageVariable Example

This example utilizes the **Page Variable****Page Context**Option on the Get Page Variable step. This Page Context option can be used in a similar fashion to the previous example for displaying a Report based on a user selection.

However, this example utilizes Page Variable in lieu of URL Variable.

1. Adapt the previous Page to have a new Simple Tile, and then create a new **Flow**for that Tile. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-30_11h50_34.png)
2. From the Flow, navigate to the **Properties**tab. Under **SETTINGS**, set the **Behavior Type to Page Context Aware Flow****Behavior**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h10_35.png)
3. Add a **Get Page Variable** step from the **DASHBOARDS**category of the **Toolbox**, in front of **Create Tile Data** step.
4. In front of the Get Page Variable step, add a **Set Page Parameter** step from **INTEGRATION > INTERNAL SERVICES > PAGESERVICE**.
5. Navigate to the Set Page Parameter step's Properties tab by selecting the step. Select From Flow map **PageContextId**to its respective Input.  
  
Build Data map the **parm** Input; **Constant**map **MyParameter**as the **Name**and Select From Flow map **Flow Data.CurrentUserEmail**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h33_55.png)
6. Select the Get Page Variable step; under **Page Context**, input the declared value from the Set Page Variable step in the **Variable Name**box.
7. Select **String [Text]** from the **Expected Type**dropdown menu. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h35_50.png)
8. Connect the Done path of the Get Page Variable step to the**Create Tile Data**.
9. Select the Create Tile Data step and map **PageData**to one of the Line inputs under **TILE****DATA**.
10. Select the End step and map **TileData**to its respective Input.
11. **Save**and close the Flow, then the **Page**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-23_10h37_58(1).png)
12. Return to the **Dashboard**in the Studio to view the Page Variable data via the second Tile. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-31_10h17_31.png)

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## Folder ID Example

The example demonstrates how to use the **FolderId****Page****Context**. This setting retrieves the **FolderId**of the Page that it is tied to. This setting would be beneficial for creating a **Custom Process View Page, Case Entities, Flow Execution Extension**, or **Folder Extension Data Structures**.

1. Add another column or row to the Page that was used in the previous two examples.
2. Drag an additional **Simple Tile** into the newly established cell in the canvas. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-31_10h23_06.png)
3. Under **COMMON PROPERTIES** for the **Simple Tile**, **CREATE**the **Tile Flow**.
4. Under the **Properties**tab for the Flow, change the **Behavior**to **Page Context Aware Flow Behaviour** via the dropdown menu.
5. Add a **Get Page Variable** step from the **DASHBOARDS**category of the **Toolbox**, in front of **Create Tile Data** step.
6. Select the Get Page Variable step and select **FolderId**via the **Data Type** dropdown under **Page Context**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-31_10h25_58.png)
7. Connect the Done path of the Get Page Variable step to the Create Tile Data step.
8. Select the Create Tile Data step and map **PageData**to one of the **Line**inputs under **TILE SETUP**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-11_12h06_52.png)
9. Select the **End**step and map **TileData**to the **Tile Data** Input.
10. **Save**and **close**the Flow.
11. Save and close the **Page**.
12. Navigate to the Folder associated with the Page to view the Tile that displaying the mapped FolderId.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2024-07-31_10h27_46.png)