# Implementing visual variable selector

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/implementing-visual-variable-selector/34436
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [18 October 2020 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/implementing-visual-variable-selector/34436 "2020-10-18T06:28:34Z")
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### Author: ![birduser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@birduser](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/birduser)
#### Post date: [18 October 2020 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/implementing-visual-variable-selector/34436/1 "2020-10-18T06:28:34Z")

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Hey there,  
has there ever been a discussion about implementing a visual variable selector like n8n have?

 ![Bildschirmfoto 2020-10-18 um 08.20.52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/b/db1af5430bd236371870f1b4c9ff7b704b073a2e.png)

Additionally, it would be easy to display what kind of data went throught the nodes:

 ![Bildschirmfoto 2020-10-18 um 08.31.34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/b/7/b7aaa1aa217fe715f4d1e1f7c80f0c5b169ca5ff.png)

After my opinion in bigger flows it is easy to lose the overview over the variables in the message, this would make the process a lot easier and user friendly!

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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [18 October 2020 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/implementing-visual-variable-selector/34436/2 "2020-10-18T16:42:51Z")

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> [@birduser](#):
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> has there ever been a discussion about implementing a visual variable selector like n8n have

You mean like the output of the debug node? That lets you copy both the object path or the data.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [17 December 2020 16:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/implementing-visual-variable-selector/34436/3 "2020-12-17T16:42:58Z")

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