For Matt & Jay:
With a plugin I created 20 variables with
indigo.variable.create(varName)
where varName e.g. = "Unifi-Count-Group2-Home"
They were ONLY visible when I type their name in the search box. They showed up with folder = (None) = not in any folder, which is correct
After restart of the server the variables were all visible in the normal screen.
Karl