Creating User Variables

To create user variables:

1. From the Home page, click Tools, and then click Variables.
2. Select the User Variables tab.
3. Click .
   A new variable is added to the bottom of the list.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the list and click the down arrow next to the Dimension name for the newly added variable. For Select Dimension, select the dimension for which to create a user variable (including attribute dimensions).
5. In the User Variable Name column, enter the name of the user variable.
6. Click to select dimension members.

   Note:

   The Use Context setting means 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.

7. Click OK.

   You can now associate the user variable with a form. See Selecting User Variables as Members. 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. See Working with FreeForm.