To create a variable in the default variable set
- Select the Configuration > Variables.
The default variable set is displayed with all available variables in the upper part of the document view.
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Click in the upper view's toolbar.
- Edit the variable's properties.
- Save the changes.
To create variables from connection parameters
- Edit the system connection properties.
For more information, see How to edit system connection properties.
- Open the Connection parameters view.
- Select the parameter whose value should be converted and click Convert category.
This button is not available if the parameter has already been converted into a variable. The variable name is displayed instead.
- Save the changes.
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NOTE: Variable labeled as system variables cannot be modified.
To edit a variable in the default variable set
- Select the Configuration > Variables category.
The default variable set is displayed with all available variables in the upper part of the document view.
- Select a variable in the default variable set.
- Edit the variable's properties.
- Save the changes.
To edit a variable in the specialized variable set
- Select the Configuration > Variables category.
All specialized variable sets are shown in the lower part of the document view.
- Open a specialized variable set in the variable set view.
- Select a variable and enter a new value.
- Save the changes.
To delete a variable in the default variable set
- Select the Configuration > Variables category.
The default variable set is displayed with all available variables in the upper part of the document view.
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Click in the upper view's toolbar.
To create a specialized variable set
- Select the Configuration > Variables category.
All specialized variable sets are shown in the lower part of the document view.
- Click in the variable set view toolbar.
- Click in the variable set toolbar to rename the variable set and enter the new name.
- Select a variable and enter a new value.
Edit all the variable values which take on another characteristic.
- Save the changes.