Variables Overview

The following table provides an overview of the types of variables available in CA Automic Workload Automation and where they can be used.

Object, PromptSet and script variables are only available in executable objects (see Object Classes and Object Types).

Variable objects	Description	Usage
Static Variable objects ( Variables (VARA)) (source: STATIC, XML) Dynamic Variable objects (source: EXEC, SQL, SQLI, MULTI and FILELIST)	Variable objects store values (static) or retrieve them from a particular data source (dynamic). The values are stored and supplied in table form with a particular data type, format and value area. Values are accessed either by a key or a result column and the columns are addressed via numbers (1 to n). Values retrieved by variable objects can also be used in attribute fields of executable objects by using following syntax: {VARA object name [, Key [, Column ] ] }	UC_* Variables e.g. UC_SYSTEM_SETTINGS, UC_CLIENT_SETTINGS - Various Client Settings, etc. User defined variable objects In Process pages by using script elements such as GET_VAR, :PUT_VAR, etc. As data source of DB Event and PromptSets (PRPT) objects Attributes of executable objects Properties of Workflow and Schedule tasks, see Defining Task Properties in Workflows) and Defining Schedule Objects .
Script variables
Data types: string (default) unsigned signed float Syntax: &Variable name#	Script variables are specifically used for storing and using values in Process Pages .They can also be used in some attributes. You can use the script element :DEFINEin order to declare script variables with a particular data type or to declare a variable's array. To assign a value to a script variable, use the script elements :SET, :RSET or :PSET	Process Pages. Attributes of executable objects Variables & Prompts Pages Properties of Workflow and Schedule tasks (see Defining Task Properties in Workflows and Defining Schedule Objects)
Predefined script variables
Predefined variables for system values, Predefined variables for object values (See List of Predefined Variables for System and Object Values) Syntax: &$Variable name#	Predefined variables are placeholders that refer to the values of the system or the object in which they are used. Their names and values are predefined and cannot be changed. See Adding Predefined Variables to Objects and Scripts.	Process Pages. Attributes of executable objects Variables & Prompts Pages Properties of Workflow and Schedule tasks, see Defining Task Properties in Workflows) and Defining Schedule Objects .
Object and PromptSet variables
Object variables PromptSet variables See Object and PromptSet Variables. Syntax: &Variable name#	You can create Object variables in an executable object by either defining them the on the Variables & Prompts Pages or using the script element :PSET in the Process Pages. PromptSet variables are derived from PromptSet objects (PromptSets (PRPT)), which can be assigned to an executable object. The default values defined in a PromptSet object can be overwritten in the executable object itself, as well as in the task properties of a Workflow. Object and PromptSet variables can be used in various object locations. They can also be inherited by child objects.	Process Pages Attributes of executable objects Variables & Prompts Pages Properties of Workflow and Schedule tasks, see Defining Task Properties in Workflows) and Defining Schedule Objects .