# Unable to PATCH role owner in workflow

**URL:** <https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/unable-to-patch-role-owner-in-workflow/183982>\
**Category:** SHF Discussion and Questions\
**Tags:** identity-security-cloud, apis\
**Created:** [September 29, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/unable-to-patch-role-owner-in-workflow/183982 "2025-09-29T20:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattUribe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/sailpoint/discuss/user_avatar/developer.sailpoint.com/matturibe/32/20300_2.png) [@MattUribe](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/u/MattUribe)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://developer.sailpoint.com/discuss/t/unable-to-patch-role-owner-in-workflow/183982/5 "2025-09-30T15:59:03Z")

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Ah, you have a loop - recall that variables that are configured outside of a loop are not available within the loop, unless you add them to the context. I like to use a define variable step to add all the values I might need inside the loop, then add that define variable itself to the loop context.

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