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# Create context variable for PA Indicator

# Create a context variable for a PA Indicator target source {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Create a context variable manually for the
target source type PA Indicator if the breakdown is of Choice list type.

## Before you begin

Select the Goal Framework for SPM scope for the application.

Role required: sn_gf.goal_admin

## About this task

The context variable provides information that can be used to fetch the required data and auto-update the Actual value on the Target form. After a context variable is created for the target source, the goal user can configure
the Actual Value Source Configuration section on the Target form for the Actual value to get auto-updated.

Creating a context variable is similar to creating a column on a table.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllEnterprise Goal ManagementTarget Sources.
2. Open the required target source that you want to create a context variable for.
3. In the Context Variables related list, click New.
4. On the form, fill in the Type field as Choice and the other fields as needed.  
   For a description of the field values, see [Context Variable form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/dTVslmuY1_HEO0~I5l_hSg "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.").
5. Click Submit.  
   A context variable of choice type is created.
6. In the Choices related list of the context variable you created, click New.  
   Note:  
   If you don't see the Choices related list on the Context Variable form, add it by navigating to ConfigureRelated Lists on the form.
7. On the form, fill in the fields.  
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   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Table | Name of the context variable for which the choice is created. |
   | Element | Column name in the context variable form for which the choice is created. |
   | Label | Name of the choice. |
   | Value | Sys_id of the choice value for which the context variable is created. You can copy the sys_id from the Choices related list of the Dictionary Entry \[sys_dictionary\] table. |
   [Table 1. Choice form]

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8. Click Submit.
9. **Optional:** Repeat the steps 6 through 8 to create more choices for the context variable.
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## What to do next

The goal user can configure these choices as context variables on the Target form for which the target source is configured.

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