# Use case: Defining a variable accessible to multiple Jobs

This use case creates a variable that is accessible to Jobs. It also gives examples on how to access the variable.

### In this section

* [Creating a routine and declaring a static variable](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-06/creating-routine-and-declaring-static-variable)
* [Setting up the child Jobs](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-06/setting-up-child-jobs)
* [Setting up the parent Job](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-06/setting-up-parent-job)
* [Executing the Jobs to call the routine](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-06/executing-jobs-to-call-routine)