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Creating Variables

HotDocs Advance makes it easy to edit and publish templates using Amicus Attorney variables (including custom fields) found in the HotDocs Field Editor .

To create additional variables within Component Studio:

Open Component Studio.
Click New from the taskbar, and select the type of variable you want to create from the following drop-down list:
1. Text Variable – Represents an unknown text value. For example, [Employee Gender].
2. Number Variable – Represents an unknown number value. For example, [Employee Social Security Number].
3. Date Variable – Represents an unknown date value. For example, [Employee Birth Date].
4. True/False Variable Editor – Represents an unknown true/false value. For example, [Yes/No].
5. Multi Select Variable Editor – Represents an unknown selection or selections from a list of values you define, such as Spouse, Son, Daughter, Friend, for example [Primary Emergency Contact Relationship].
6. Table Variable Editor – Represents one or more rows of unknown values arranged into columns whose names and types you define, for example [Service, Category, Price].
Enter a Name for the variable and click OK.
Optionally edit any properties you want on the tabs of variable editors.
Click Save to complete the process.