--- schema_version: "1" id: 144d9c5ee0f9c407d3c04ae9afeafd2c67fccfaaba58d701f803e2d671be4ea5 title: Variable Definition collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_variable_definition.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_variable_definition.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: f9db608cc3c9ef545819ca05fd69a15b800aebb770df087d9dc204902a39356f description: The variable definition for an Analytics template. Specific variable type responses are listed here. --- # Variable Definition The variable definition for an Analytics template. Specific variable type responses are listed here. Properties

Property Name	Type	Description	Filter Group and Version	Available Version
`computedValue`	Object	The computed value of the variable. This value is set by integrated apex implementations.	Small, 38.0	38.0
`defaultValue`	Object	The default value of the variable.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`description`	String	The description of the variable.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`excludeSelected`	Boolean	Indicates whether this variable excludes already selected values or not.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`excludes`	String[]	The list of values to exclude from the variable selection.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`label`	String	The label for the variable.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`mostRecentValue`	Object	The value specified in the most recent app creation process.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`required`	Boolean	Indicates whether the variable is required or not.	Small, 36.0	36.0
`variableType`	VariableType	The type of the variable. Valid variable types are: `ArrayType` `BooleanType` `CalculatedInsightFieldType` `CalculatedInsightType` `ConnectorType` `DataLakeObjectFieldType` `DataLakeObjectType` `DataModelObjectFieldType` `DataModelObjectType` `DatasetAnyFieldType` `DatasetDateType` `DatasetDimensionType` `DatasetMeasureType` `DatasetType` `DateTimeType` `NumberType` `ObjectType` `SObjectFieldType` `SObjectType` `StringType`	Small, 36.0	36.0

Array Type ArrayType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in ArrayType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | enums | Object | The restricted list of enumerated values for the array. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | itemsType | [VariableType](#VariableType) | The variable type contents of the array variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | sizeLimit | [SizeLimit](#SizeLimit) | The size limit of the array. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | Boolean Type BooleanType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in BooleanType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | enums | Boolean\[\] | The restricted list of enumerated values for the boolean variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | Connector Type ConnectorType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in ConnectorType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | enums | String\[\] | The restricted list of enumerated string values for the connector variable type. | Small, 48.0 | 48.0 | Dataset Any Field Type DatasetAnyFieldType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). Dataset Date Type DatasetDateType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). Dataset Dimension Type DatasetDimensionType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). Dataset Measure Type DatasetMeasureType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). Dataset Type DatasetType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). Date Time Type DateTimeType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). Number Type NumberType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in NumberType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | enums | Double\[\] | The restricted list of enumerated double values for the numeric variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | max | Double | The maximum allowed value of the number. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | min | Double | The minimum allowed value of the number. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | Object Type ObjectType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). SObject Field Type SObjectFieldType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). These base properties appear in SObjectFieldType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | dataType | String | The sObject field data type when a default field is not supplied. The valid data types are XSD data types, for example: xsd:string | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | SObject Type SObjectType inherits properties from the abstract [BaseObjectType](#BaseObjectType). String Type StringType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in StringType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | enums | String\[\] | The restricted list of enumerated values for the string variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | Base Object Type BaseObjectType inherits properties from the abstract [VariableType](#VariableType). These base properties appear in BaseObjectType alongside the properties defined explicitly in the following table. | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | properties | Map](#VariableType) | The defined properties and types of the object variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | required | String\[\] | The required properties of the object variable type. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | | strictValidation | Boolean | Indicates whether to use strict validation when unexpected properties exist in the object's payload or not. | Small, 36.0 | 36.0 | Variable Type

Property Name	Type	Description	Filter Group and Version	Available Version
`type`	VariableTypeEnum	The type of the variable. Valid values are: `ArrayType` `BooleanType` `ConnectorType` `DatasetAnyFieldType` `DatasetDateType` `DatasetDimensionType` `DatasetMeasureType` `DatasetType` `DateTimeType` `NumberType` `ObjectType` `SobjectFieldType` `SobjectType` `StringType`	Small, 36.0	36.0

Size Limit | Property Name | Type | Description | Filter Group and Version | Available Version | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | min | Integer | The minimum number of elements in the array. | Small, 37.0 | 37.0 | | max | Integer | The maximum number of elements in the array. | Small, 37.0 | 37.0 |