Hi All,
Postman is amazing and makes life so much easier. I did have one feature request I would like to suggest. When looking at the table of environment variables there are currently four columns: Variable, Type, Initial Value, Current Value. It would be great if there was another column for Description. Below is a snippet from the Edit and set environment variables in Postman blog post. When projects get really large, the list of variables can be quite extensive. I’m collaborating on a project with over 40 variables and there is no way to document the description of the variable. This description would be valuable for other team members to understand. The list of variables may contain multiple variables for testing vs production that the team would need to switch between. Despite having strict variable naming conventions, there is still a need for adding a brief description to clarify with the team.
Sounds like you want the existing functionality in the collection variables area replicated in the environment variables area?
Could be tricky to manage in the ui when you click on the variables icon in the top right hand corner, but it will be fine if you go to the environments area there’s a lot more space available in that screen.
Hi @bpricilla, thank you for your note as well. I filled a feature request as you suggested.
Hi @cruxto ,
Thank you for the note. I can understand UI arrangement can be tough with some requests. The crux of the problem is when variable lists get quite large. It becomes a challenge to remember all the variables and there usage. This is a problem not only when working solo on a project but also compounded when working on a team.
Having a method to give variables some description, such as: what is it used for? why is the variable set to this value? what are the min and max ranges? are just some of the common topics that would be useful for documenting variables.
The idea of an additional column was the first that came to mind but an alternative solution that would satisfy the same goal would be equally welcome.
Feel free to raise a feature request