Wanted: Initialize Multiple Variables Shape

[jeffwessling]

I think it would be very useful to have a shape as part of the Variables shape collection that allowed you to initialize multiple variables in the same shape. I often find myself creating a variety of variables in workflow and if there are more than a few the workflow ends up looking very messy at the top with multiple shapes initializing variables, plus a cloud of 'Initialize...' shapes means I have to take time to find the right one if need to find it.

It would be great if there was a shape that allowed us to initial multiple variables at the same time. I don't think it would be that difficult to make the UI for this work. The HTTP shape allows multiple headers to be entered in a table format, something similar could be done here. Though I expect we'd need 3 columns 'Variable Name', Variable Type', and 'Initial Value'. I think this would be very useful as it puts all the variable declarations together which makes them easy to find and makes the workflow look better. The singleton Initialize variable shape should still exist too. I think a 'multiple variable' shape like this is ideal for initializing, but I could see it being useful for setting variables as well.