# BPM variable scope

**URL:** <https://www.epiusers.help/t/bpm-variable-scope/57611>\
**Category:** Epicor ERP 10\
**Tags:** bpm\
**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/bpm-variable-scope/57611 "2019-07-09T18:11:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.epiusers.help/t/bpm-variable-scope/57611/2 "2019-07-09T18:18:57Z")

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You are re-declaring your variables (locally) inside the code block. If you look at it from outside your current code looks like this

```auto
DateTime today;

void CodeBlock()
{
          DateTime today=DateTime.Today; // Re-declares the variable as a local variable that only has scope inside this code block
}

Console.WriteLine(today); // Today is still null here, because you haven't assigned any value to it.

```

You should not re-declare it inside the code block. Just assign it a value

```auto
void CodeBlock()
{
 today=DateTime.Today; 
}

```

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