Variable group members are the means for retaining multiple values within a user-defined variable group. Members of a variable group are created and destroyed at run time.
Requirements for Member Names
Each member has a descriptive name within its variable group.
A member name can contain up to 128 characters including spaces.
A member is always referenced using both its variable group name and its member name.
A member name must be unique within its variable group.
Members with the same name can exist in multiple variable groups.
Illustration of a Variable Group and Its Members
This illustration is an example of the variable group PercentUsed and its associated members. Each member in the group is named for a particular file system and has a value that represents the percentage of space used in the file system.
Case Sensitivity of Member Names
Unlike variable names, case sensitivity of member names is consistent with the case sensitivity of the database. If the database is case sensitive, each member name is created and matched exactly as you named it in the action that created it. If the database is case insensitive, each member name is created and matched using all uppercase letters.
Note: If you are using retained variables, the case sensitivity of the deactivated and activated databases must be the same in order to ensure access to the retained member values in the newly activated database.