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Dynamic variables are placeholders that Firstwork replaces when a template, message, or payload is rendered. They use double curly braces in plain text, such as {{company_name}} or {{application.candidate.first_name}}. Dynamic variables are the rendering syntax. The Object Graph is the data path system used when a placeholder needs to read platform data.

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How Rendering Works

Firstwork scans template text for {{...}} placeholders and replaces each placeholder with a value at send time or preview time.
In rich-text editors, inserted variable chips are stored with an Object Graph path behind the scenes, then rendered into readable values when the message is sent.

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Variable Sources

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Where You Can Use Them

Dynamic variables appear in:
  • Email and SMS templates
  • Slack message content
  • Automation action fields
  • Webhook payloads
  • Rule-based template text
  • Test-send previews, where Object Graph placeholders may render as labels when no application or contract context is available

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Relationship to Object Graph

Use the Object Graph when you need to find the data path for a platform field. Use Dynamic Variables when you are authoring the template or payload that embeds that path. For example:
  • Object Graph path: application.candidate.first_name
  • Dynamic variable in a template: {{application.candidate.first_name}}
Attachments are different from body placeholders: email templates can store attachment_og_paths, which are raw Object Graph paths pointing to uploaded files or signed documents.