TIP: Postman: The term 'variable' is used for at least three different things in Postman; (1) query or body parameters exposed as {{var}} driveable variables; (2) Environment variables assigned to such a parameter; (3) Flow specific variables.

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The term 'variable' is used for at least three different things in Postman: (1) query or body parameters exposed as {{var}} driveable variables; (2) Environment variables assigned to such a parameter; (3) Flow specific variables.
Visit also: TIP: Postman: To make a query or body parameter appear as a driveable Port on a Flow Request block you have to expose it as a {{var}} variable under the underlying Request settings
Visit also: TIP (GOTCHA): Postman (v11.27.4): The value of a {{var}} set to an Environment variable (specifically) under Request settings is exposed as a Port on a Flow Request but does not VISUALLY APPEAR to take the Environment variable value (but in fact does)
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[GOTCHA, TIP]{INFORMATIVE} TIP (GOTCHA): Postman (v11.27.4): The value of a {{var}} set to an Environment variable (specifically) under Request settings is exposed as a Port on a Flow Request but does not VISUALLY APPEAR to take the Environment variable value (but in fact does)
[TIP]{INFORMATIVE} TIP: Postman: To make a query or body parameter appear as a driveable Port on a Flow Request block you have to expose it as a {{var}} variable under the underlying Request settings
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