# Applying Repository context variables to a Job or Route

Once a context is created and stored in the Repository, there are two ways of applying it to a Job:

* Drop a context. This way, the context is applied as a whole. See [Dropping a context onto a Job or Route](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/dropping-context-group-onto-job-or-route) for details.
* Use the managing variables button. This way, the variables of a context can be applied separately. See [Applying context variables to a Job or Route using the managing variables button](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/applying-context-variables-to-job-or-route-using-context-button) for details.

### In this section

* [Dropping a context onto a Job or Route](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2025-08/dropping-context-group-onto-job-or-route)
* [Applying context variables to a Job or Route using the managing variables button](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2025-08/applying-context-variables-to-job-or-route-using-context-button)