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# Variable Item

A variable item on a panel for an Analytics template wizard page.

## Properties

Inherits properties from [Panel Item](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_panel_item.htm "An item on a panel in a column layout for an Analytics template wizard page.").

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">





          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
            <tr>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d460414e65">Property Name</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d460414e68">Type</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d460414e71">Description</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d460414e74">Filter Group and Version</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d460414e77">Available Version</th>

            </tr>

          </thead>

          <tbody class="tbody">
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e65" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">description</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e68" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e71" data-title="Description">The description of the variable. If not specified, defaults to the variable description set in the variable resource.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e74" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, 59.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e77" data-title="Available Version">59.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e65" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">label</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e68" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e71" data-title="Description">The label of the variable.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e74" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, 56.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e77" data-title="Available Version">56.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e65" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">name</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e68" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e71" data-title="Description">The name of the variable.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e74" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, 56.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e77" data-title="Available Version">56.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e65" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">tiles</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e68" data-title="Type">Map&lt;String, <a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.bi_dev_guide_rest.meta/bi_dev_guide_rest/bi_responses_variable_item_tile.htm" title="A variable item tile for a variable on a template wizard page.">Variable​Item​Tile</a>&gt;</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e71" data-title="Description">A map of the checkbox tile details for the <samp class="codeph nolang">Checkbox​Tiles</samp> variant.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e74" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, 59.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e77" data-title="Available Version">59.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e65" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">variant</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e68" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e71" data-title="Description">The optional variable variant. The valid values are: <ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Checkbox​Tiles</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Centered​Checkbox​Tiles</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">SubHeader</samp></li>
                </ul>
              </td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e74" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, 59.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d460414e77" data-title="Available Version">59.0</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>

        </table>