Global Variables

Global Variables enable you to define a set of name-value pairs that can be used in variable substitution expressions within directives, parameters, and macros. Global variables are independent of the typical server- or service-specific CA Configuration Automation data model, and can be defined manually within the CA Configuration Automation user interface, imported from an existing XML or CSV file, or exported to a CSV file.

CA Configuration Automation displays the global variable repository in a table on the Global Variables page. Global variables require unique variable names and can include only alphanumeric characters, periods (.), parentheses (( )), and underscores ( _ ).

The named values defined in the global variable repository are:

Stored and evaluated only as strings (they have no specific data type)
Optional and do not contain default values (not all names require a value and can simply be used to group together other named values)