Working with User Variables

User variables are user-defined variables used during process execution. They are created and managed from the Extensions window by a Certify Administrator and shared across all projects.

The user variables can be used in the Process Editor and during process execution. These variables can be other system user IDs and passwords, test dates, test numbers, tester ID number, etc. The values for user variables are specified by each user by selecting Set User Variables from the Tools menu.

You can mask the value for the variable, and the value appears with asterisks (*) during execution. However, masked values are not hidden from the administrator or user when they create or edit them.

Types of User Variables

Certify provides the following user variable formats:

Data Type	Description
Text	Consists of alphanumeric and special characters and has a system maximum length of 65,535 (64K) characters.
Number	Consists of integers, floating point values, and exponential notations.
Date	Consists of any combination of month, day, and year in any Certify-supported format. Date variables default to today's date. You can also apply a specific date mask to a date variable to display the date in a certain format. If no mask is chosen, then the default system date format is used.