How does the exposure of environment and session variables differ?

The assertion that both environment variables and session variables are exposed outside the diagram is correct because both types of variables serve different but complementary roles in the Blue Prism environment.

Environment variables are intended to store values that can be reused across multiple processes, making them accessible at a higher level than just within a single process diagram. This allows different processes to share data and configurations consistently, facilitating broader automation strategies.

Session variables, while specific to individual sessions of a process, are also made available outside of the process diagram itself during the execution of that session. This means that their values can be utilized by different stages or processes throughout the lifecycle of a session, providing flexibility and the ability to maintain context as needed.

The key difference lies in how they are managed and accessed, where environment variables have a more systemic usage while session variables are session-specific but can still interface with other processes during runtime. This accessibility is crucial for effective robotic process automation, enabling seamless interaction and data sharing.