6 Defining Variables and Parameters

See Defining Table Columns for information on defining Columns.

This section contains the following topics:

• About Variables, Parameters, and Columns
  
• Defining Variables
  Oracle LSH creates Variables automatically based on the Oracle columns or SAS variables that you load or upload from an external system. In addition, you can create Oracle LSH Variables manually, either directly or as part of the process of creating a Table Column or a Parameter.
• Using the Variable Properties Screen
  This section contains the following topics.
• Defining Columns
  
• Defining Parameters
  
• Using the Parameter Properties Screen
  
• Setting Up Parameter Value Propagation
  You can set up Parameter value propagation only in the context of a Workflow or Report Set.
• Defining and Using Parameter Sets
  
• Defining Programatically Generated Lists of Values and Value Validation
  
• Modifying Parameters