How can data be merged in Data Handling Concept introduced with 8.3?

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Hi,

I tried out the new data binding feature with paths as documented on Data binding | Camunda 8 Docs

I create a simple process which has three subsequent tasks

  • Enter name
  • Enter age
  • Confirm both

See the process model: https://modeler.cloud.camunda.io/share/a2ecb6f5-f8cc-434c-a692-ef42fb66cf68

I tried this out with the tasklist app. Unfortunately, in “Confirm both” it only shows the age because the process variable “user” with value {"name":"John"} created in the first step is overwritten in the second step with value {"age":22}. In this case it would be nice if it merged both JSON objects, i.e. {"name":"John", "age":22}.

Is there any way to get them merged? Will this be supported in future?

Best,
Tobias

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In case anyone stumbles across this issue: it is being tracked in Group `path` is not merging variables across forms · Issue #913 · bpmn-io/form-js · GitHub