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title: Context Variable form
description: Use the Context Variable form to create a context variable for a target source for calculating the actual value of the target based on the configured input values.
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product: Goal Framework
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Context Variable form

Use the Context Variable form to create a context variable for a target source for calculating the actual value of the target based on the configured input values.

<table id="table_demand_benefit_plan_form"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Context variable type.For information about the different field types, see [Field types](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/r_FieldTypes.md).

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Name of the application scope.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Label

</td><td>

Name of the label that the context variable type is created for.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Column name

</td><td>

ID of the context variable for which the context variable type is created.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Choice List Specification**

</td><td>

Option to display the context variables on the Target form in the Actual Value Source Configuration section.

</td></tr><tr><td>

**Default value**

</td><td>

Default value to consider for updating the actual value of the target.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>**Parent Topic:**[Goal Framework and Goal Framework for SPM reference](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/goal-framework/goal-framework-reference.md)