# Variable confusion

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/variable-confusion/90369>\
**Category:** Flows\
**Tags:** homeyscript, homey-pro, advancedflow\
**Created:** [September 27, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/variable-confusion/90369 "2023-09-27T11:44:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/variable-confusion/90369/3 "2023-09-27T13:01:43Z")

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> [@mrPilloft](#):
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> I can’t find the temperature in a “then” flow card

It’s there. When you hit the tag icon, you’ll see a listing with the local tags (provided by the triggercard), and below that the tags of all the devices, just enter the device name in the search bar, or scroll down

 ![Screenshot_20230927-145853_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/0/406ca0fb5f192056b16b4bc5161cbb21fe725cbe.jpeg)

Btw you’ll also find Logic- & Better logic vars, Homeyscript tags

That explains this also

> [@mrPilloft](#):
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> I also have “Variables” created in the flow view with the same name as the global variable. Tests reveals that these are not the same instances of variables

When you want to create / use “real” Logics variables (instead of homeyscript tags), you can do that also in HS

> [@DIY circadian rhythm based lighting](https://community.homey.app/t/diy-circadian-rhythm-based-lighting/33348/37):
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> It should be something like this with Logics variables. (First create the variables, and then go [find the variable ID’s](https://community.homey.app/t/diy-circadian-rhythm-based-lighting/33348/36) ) // This is not needed anylonger, so comment out or remove //let BLApp = await Homey.apps.getApp({ id: 'net.i-dev.betterlogic' }); //BLApp.apiPut(`${VARIABLE_PREFIX}temperature/${temperature}`); await Homey.logic.updateVariable({id: '1a164078-63fc-470c-ac76-9da7f113445e', variable: { value: temperature } }) // The example ID should be the ID from var '${VARIABLE\_PREFIX}\_tem…

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