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How You Create Variables

Variables are objects in the ACVAR class and can have more than one value. Each variable on an endpoint must have a unique name, and each variable in a policy must have a unique name. You use either of the following methods to create a variable:

• Use CA ControlMinder Endpoint Management to define a variable on an endpoint.
• Create a policy that defines a variable, and deploy the policy to many endpoints

Important! You can only create rules that use variables in policies. If you directly update the CA ControlMinder database with a rule that contains a variable, the database cannot compile the rule and CA ControlMinder cannot enforce the rule. You must define a variable before you refer to it in a policy script.