Blueprint Management › Global Variables › Create Global Variables

Create Global Variables

You can create global variables that can be used in variable substitution expressions within CA Configuration Automation directives, parameters, and macros.

To create global variables

1. Click the Management link, then the Blueprints tab.

   The Blueprints tab page appears.

2. Click the Global Variables link (below the main tabs)

   The Global Variable page appears.

3. Select Create Global Variable from the Table Actions drop-down list.

   The Global Variable dialog appears.

4. Enter the following information in the corresponding field:

   Name

   Identifies the global variable.

   Description

   Describes the purpose of the global variable.

   Value

   Specifies the syntax for addressing global variables for variable substitution using the $(@global_variable_name) format. This expression represents the value of the global variable c at the path /a/b in the Global Variables tree.

   Note: You cannot use variable substitution expressions with name qualifiers that contain colons (:), for example: $(/var1/var2/var3/var3(:2:)/value) is not a valid expression.

5. Click Add.

   The new global variable is displayed in the tree listing.