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# Manage custom variables

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.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW4008_2024_1.png)

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.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/RDMW4009_2024_1.png)

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.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4053_2024_2.png)

{% 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](https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/kb/knowledge-base/access-manage-rdm-variables/).
{% 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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