# Setting and executing variable

**URL:** <https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217>\
**Category:** Beginner Questions\
**Tags:** set-variable\
**Created:** [October 31, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217 "2025-10-31T07:50:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![spukin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/spukin/32/82197_2.png) [@spukin](https://community.make.com/u/spukin)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217/1 "2025-10-31T07:50:01Z")

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Hi, im completely new to automation so sorry for such basic question. Is there a way to set variable using tools\>set multiple variables (ex. name\_list) and than create another one which refers to the first one (ex random\_name). I can’t make it work in same module and only way i had success is just by adding another tools after first one.

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**Author:** ![Stoyan\_Vatov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Stoyan\_Vatov](https://community.make.com/u/Stoyan_Vatov)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 10:28am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217/3 "2025-10-31T10:28:28Z")

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Hey there,

you can’t declare and use a variable inside the same module. What are you trying to achieve with this btw?

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**Author:** ![spukin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/spukin/32/82197_2.png) [@spukin](https://community.make.com/u/spukin)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217/4 "2025-11-03T15:31:27Z")

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Im parsing json with json parse and trying to create a google sheet which updates once a day (fake salary data for learning purpose). Later i want to use the data and make a basic data ai analysis everytime it is being updated.

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**Author:** ![Stoyan\_Vatov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Stoyan\_Vatov](https://community.make.com/u/Stoyan_Vatov)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217/5 "2025-11-03T15:33:33Z")

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OK, and what do you need the two variables for? Can you show some screenshots of the setup so far?

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**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/setting-and-executing-variable/95217/6 "2026-02-01T15:42:06Z")

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