A step can use information that an earlier step received or created. For example, an email trigger provides the sender and subject, an AI step provides a draft, and a form provides the answers someone submitted.
You do not need to copy values between steps or write code. Rills fills in the value for each workflow run.
#Insert a value
- Click in the field where you want the information to appear.
- Select Insert data from an earlier step.
- Choose the earlier step, then choose the detail you need.
Rills adds the selection as a labeled chip. The chip is a placeholder: when the workflow runs, Rills replaces it with that run’s actual value.
For example, to address a reply to the person who emailed you, select the email trigger, then choose Sender in the To field. To reuse the email’s subject, type Re: in Subject, then insert Subject from the same trigger.
#What you can choose
The picker only shows information available before the step you are editing. Connect a step to the workflow path first if its output is missing.
Common choices include:
- Details received by the trigger, such as a form response, incoming email, or app event
- Results from an AI, data, or connected-app step
- A response a reviewer entered in a Human Review step
- The current item inside a loop
Select a step to see its available details. A structured AI result, for example, may offer separate Subject, Body, and Category choices.
#Change or remove a value
Click a chip to highlight the step it comes from. To remove it, place the cursor beside the chip and press Backspace or Delete, then insert a different value if needed.
#Advanced: edit as text
Most workflows should use the picker. If you need to inspect or hand-edit the underlying text representation, select Edit as text below a field that contains a chip. This is useful for technical configurations such as custom API payloads; return to the visual view when you are done.