You can copy a variable with the same name into the same or a different application using copy and paste. You can also copy a variable with a different name into the same or a different application using Save As.
To copy a variable with a different name using Save As:
In the Variable Navigator, do one of these tasks:
Financial Management users only: Expand Consolidation and select an application or Global, depending on which contains the variable you want to copy.
Planning users only: Expand Planning, and select Global or the application, plan type, or business rule associated with the variable you want to copy.
Essbase users only: Expand Essbase, and select the application, database, or business rule associated with the variable you want to copy.
The variables associated with the object you select are displayed on the Replacement and/or Execution tabs.
Right-click the variable you want to copy, and select Save As.
In Save As, enter a new name for the variable, then select the application, and the calculation type, plan type, or database, or accept the defaults. (By default, the variable is copied to the same application and calculation type, plan type, or database in which it is created.)