topic Re: Setting QV variables from the JS side in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-QV-variables-from-the-JS-side/m-p/687918#M1241738 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey Martin, </P><P></P><P>No you can't create variables from the JS Api, they have to be created from within the QV Desktop client or at script reload.</P><P></P><P>However once the variables are present in your application you can interact with them through the Get and SetVariable functions.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 10:59:01 GMT Alexander_Thor 2014-07-04T10:59:01Z Setting QV variables from the JS side https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-QV-variables-from-the-JS-side/m-p/687917#M1241736 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello there,</P><P></P><P>We are currently developing a document extension that needs to be able to create and set QV variables from the Javascript side. Is that possible? We have tried using the SetVariable(name, value)-function of the document object, but with no success unless the variable in question is already predefined either within the QV load script or the dedicated variable manager.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Martin</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:26:21 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-QV-variables-from-the-JS-side/m-p/687917#M1241736 2026-01-26T16:26:21Z Re: Setting QV variables from the JS side https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-QV-variables-from-the-JS-side/m-p/687918#M1241738 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey Martin, </P><P></P><P>No you can't create variables from the JS Api, they have to be created from within the QV Desktop client or at script reload.</P><P></P><P>However once the variables are present in your application you can interact with them through the Get and SetVariable functions.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 10:59:01 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Setting-QV-variables-from-the-JS-side/m-p/687918#M1241738 Alexander_Thor 2014-07-04T10:59:01Z