Does TWiki support custom variables?

Question

Hi all,

I would like to improve our internal reporting. To decrease the amount of redundant values to be edited, I would like to define custom variables and us them in different topics.

Those could be: %TURNOVERMAY2008% %PAIDDAYSOFF2007%

Is that possible?

Environment

TWiki version:	TWikiRelease04x01x02
TWiki plugins:	loads
Server OS:
Web server:
Perl version:
Client OS:
Web Browser:
Categories:	Plugins

-- MartinSeibert - 18 May 2008

Answer

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Yes, define a preferences setting in your Main.TWikiPreferences (site-wide effect), or in a WebPreferences (web-level effect), such as:

• Set TURNOVERMAY2008 = 137 broiled turkeys

Result: %TURNOVERMAY2008% expands to 137 broiled turkeys

For more complex needs with parameters look into ParameterizedIncludes (VarINCLUDE, VarSTARTSECTION), and into creating your own TWikiPlugins.

-- PeterThoeny - 18 May 2008

Cool! Peter, thanks for this quick answer.

-- MartinSeibert - 19 May 2008

Hi all,

I would like to merge some columns of different tables but it is not possible with these variables. Is there any other solution?

-- CorinnaSchulz - 19 May 2008

Hm, Corinna maybe you're looking for how to CreateTableBasedOnOtherTableSearch. Otherwise you need to create a new support question with more details about what you want to do.

-- FranzJosefGigler - 19 May 2008

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Please open a new question if needed.

-- PeterThoeny - 23 Jul 2008