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You can create your own custom global variables that can be referenced by any event or action in a particular BarTender .
To create a custom global variable
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On the Actions page, click Options in the left navigation pane of the Administration
tab.
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In the Custom Global Variables area, click Add Variable. A new variable is added to the Variables list.
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Select the new variable in the Variables list.
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In the Name field, enter a name for the variable.
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In the Value field, specify the value for the variable. Alternatively, use one of the following options:
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Click Import to open the Open File dialog, and then browse to and select a file that contains the values that you want to be assigned to the variable. When you click this file, its contents are imported into the Value field.
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Click Export to open the Save File dialog so that you can save the contents of the Value field as an external file. You can save the value as a new file or replace the contents of an existing file.
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Click Edit variable value 
to open the Value for dialog, where you can edit the value of the variable.