Why am I missing variable selector in n8n?

Look on my photo. Iam download on my server off version n8n.
But i cant see variable selector.


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Welcome to the community @folau !

Tip for sharing information

Pasting your n8n workflow


Ensure to copy your n8n workflow and paste it in the code block, that is in between the pairs of triple backticks, which also could be achieved by clicking </> (preformatted text) in the editor and pasting in your workflow.

```
<your workflow>
```

That implies to any JSON output you would like to share with us.

Make sure that you have removed any sensitive information from your workflow and include dummy or pinned data with it!


It’s not clear to me what variables are you referring to.

Do I understand it right that you are self-hosting n8n and looking for Create custom variables | n8n Docs? If so, those are not available in Community Edition of n8n.

If you are after the available properties from the preceding nodes, you have a few options assuming those nodes have run already.

The outputs of the preceding nodes should be available in three views (Schema, Table, and JSON) in the “Parameters” tab of the current node. When is Schema view, you might need to unfold the preceding (and run) node of interest.

All three views allow you to drag and drop the properties.

When in Expression window, only Schema view is available. Again, you need to make sure the preceding node has run already and you “unfolded” the node in question.

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