# Centralizing context variables in the Repository

Context variables centrally stored in the Repository can be reused across various Jobs or Routes.

You can store context variables in the Repository in different ways:

* Creating a context using the Repository context wizard. See [Creating a context and define context variables in it](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/creating-context-group-and-define-context-variables-in-it) for details.
* Adding a built-in context variable to an existing or new context in the Repository. See [Adding a built-in context variable to the Repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/adding-built-in-context-variable-to-repository) for details.
* Saving a context from metadata. See [Creating a context from a Metadata](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/creating-context-from-metadata) for more information.

### In this section

* [Creating a context and define context variables in it](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/creating-context-group-and-define-context-variables-in-it)
* [Adding a built-in context variable to the Repository](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/adding-built-in-context-variable-to-repository)
* [Creating a context from a Metadata](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2026-09/creating-context-from-metadata)