Name 

Type 

Required 

Configurable 

Description 

name 

identifier 

Yes 

No 

The name of the local variable. The name must be unique amongst every variable in the containing <varList>. Variables associated with the top-level <executionPlan> must also be unique amongst the plan parameters. 

default 

String 

Yes 

Yes 

The default value of the plan variable, which may include references to other plan variables declared earlier, and plan parameters. Additionally, if this plan is a simple plan, then references target host attributes and installed component variables may also be included.