Creating a User Variable

To create a user variable:

1. From the Home page, click Tools, and then click Variables.
2. Select the User Variables tab at the bottom of the page.
3. Click Create.
4. In the Create dialog box, enter the following information:

   • Dimension: Dimension for which to create a user variable (including attribute dimensions).

   • User Variable Name: Name of the user variable (up to 80 characters).

   • User Variable Definition: Click to access the Select Members dialog box where you can select dimension members.

   • Use Context: Select Yes to indicate the value can't be chosen by the user from user preferences. Instead, the value is passed from another form based on its Point of View context and the value will change dynamically based on the context of the form. However if the user variable is used elsewhere, such as in rows and columns, you must create a different user variable so the user can set its own value for it because it won’t be set dynamically.

5. Click Save.

   You can now associate the user variable with a form. You can also set limits for user variables on forms. (See Setting Limits for User Variables on Forms). Afterward, users can select members for the user variable.