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title: SP Variable Editor widget
description: The Variable Editor widget allows you to change the specifications you chose for an item in the Service Catalog. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/variable-editor-widget.html
release: australia
product: Service Portal
classification: service-portal
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 4
breadcrumb: [Service Catalog widgets, Widget library, Using portal widgets, Configuring Service Portal, Service Portal, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
---

# SP Variable Editor widget

The Variable Editor widget allows you to change the specifications you chose for an item in the Service Catalog. You can use this base system widget as-is in your portal or clone it to suit your own business needs.

You can embed the variable editor widget in the shopping cart widget, to allow users to edit and make changes to their cart items. The options included in the widget are determined by the specific catalog item and the variables that have been configured for it.

For more information on the service catalog variables that are available in Service Portal, see service catalog variable types.

\[Omitted image "WidgetVariableEditor.png"\] Alt text: Variable Editor widget

## Instance Options

The Variable Editor widget is embedded as part of the shopping cart widget, therefore no instance options are included.

**Parent Topic:**[Service Catalog widgets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/service-portal/sc-widgets.md)

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