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title: Creating a Quick Action Variable
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/creating-a-quick-action-variable
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:33.190Z
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Create a variable for use with a quick action from within the **Action designer**.

**To create a variable for use in a quick action:**

1. From the Configuration Console, select **Build > Business Objects** to open the **Business Objects** workspace.
2. Open a business object.
   The application displays the workspace for that business object.
3. Select **Quick Actions**.
   The application opens the **Action designer** and lists all of the quick actions associated with that business object.
4. Select the **Create New Actions** tab, and select **Composite Action**.
5. Complete the fields for **Name, Description** and **Category **as described in [Composite Action Quick Action](docId\:MYUooI6Zy_xqJJz7yPcq5).
6. Select **Update Variables and Stored Values** from the **Add new action** dropdown list. Select the **Add** icon.
7. Select **Variable** from the **Variable Type** dropdown list.
8. Enter a name for your new variable.
9. Select the **Data Type** from the dropdown list.
10. When setting the **Value**, note that:
    - For **Date/Time**, the **Value** field offers a calendar from which to select your value.
    - For other data types, you can set the value to be an expression or a function by selecting the fx.
    - If you choose **Text** as the **Data Type** and **Prompt **as the value, text-based prompts are supported but dropdown (pick) lists are not.
11. Select **Save**.