The output text of an element can display the value of a variable by means of a placeholder (‎%‎) with a format definition. When the text is displayed, the value of the variable is inserted instead of the placeholder. The data type in the format definition and of the variable have to be identical.

The displayed string is listed in the “Text” element property. The variable is listed in the “Text variable” property.

Visualization users can specify a text in an element, in which the text, for example, is stored and displayed as a text output variable. The user input has to correspond to the input format. The data type of the text output variable has to correspond to the data type which is defined for the input format.

The format definition for the input text is located in the “Input configuration” dialog, in “Text input”, in the “Write Variable” input action. The variable is listed in the “Text variable” property.