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# Manage custom variables

Create and manage custom variables in Remote Desktop Manager at the application, vault, or system level for use across entries and workspaces.

Remote Desktop Manager has lists of all custom variables, which can be created, modified, or deleted in three different locations depending on their intended use.

1. In ***File*** – ***Settings*** – ***Applications*** – ***Custom variables***: each custom variable requires at least a ***Name*** and a ***Value***. These are user-specific and can be used in all workspaces.
2. In ***Administration*** – ***Vault settings*** – ***View*** – ***Variables***: each custom variable requires at least a ***Name***, a ***Value***, and a ***Description***. All users that have access to the ***Vault settings*** may see and use them, but they can only be used in that specific vault.
3. In ***Administration*** – ***System settings*** – ***Common*** – ***Custom variables***: each custom variable requires at least a ***Name***, a ***Value***, and a ***Description***. All users that have access to the ***Vault settings*** may see and use them, but they can only be used in the specific workspace.

{% hint style="info" %}
Custom variables will also appear in the ***Custom variables*** subsection located under ***General*** in the ***Entry variables*** window of the entry ***Properties***, as shown in [Access and manage variables](/rdm/knowledge-base/knowledge-base-articles/access-and-manage-variables.md).
{% endhint %}

#### See also

* [Devolutions Academy - Utilizing variables](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/path/1925316/activity/2668006)
* [Devolutions Academy - Use custom fields and variables in Remote Desktop Manager](https://academy.devolutions.net/student/activity/3432600-use-custom-fields-and-variables-in-remote-desktop-manager)


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