# Tip of the week : 3- Move variables and connectors

**URL:** <https://community.ofelia.com/t/tip-of-the-week-3-move-variables-and-connectors/11821>\
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**Created:** [20 September 2010 16:57 UTC](https://community.ofelia.com/t/tip-of-the-week-3-move-variables-and-connectors/11821 "2010-09-20T16:57:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [20 September 2010 16:57 UTC](https://community.ofelia.com/t/tip-of-the-week-3-move-variables-and-connectors/11821/1 "2010-09-20T16:57:35Z")

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> - _Do I put it local or global? __- That's a local I'm telling you__ -Okay, okay __...__ -Allright.. sorry, it should be a global, but don't worry you can promote it_

Most of the time designing business processes requires to adapt your draw and data definition to new incoming needs. This is why in Bonita Open Solution we've created some little features to make it easier to improve your process model in few clicks. Let me introduce you the-very-useful-and-small-features of BOS :
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### 1 - Promote a variable

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Move a local variable to process level
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[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/community_bonitasoft/original/1X/24505961b1a6547169911268032fed84903ce3ec.png)](http://www.bonitasoft.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/promote.png)
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### 2 - Move a connector

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Move a connector to a different task in the same whiteboard
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[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/community_bonitasoft/original/1X/8ccbfc8e89f138f1e233f17798ee35bf7fca9b0e.png)](http://www.bonitasoft.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/move-connector.png)
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[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/community_bonitasoft/original/1X/462732856e4c515d6788e61ff747a1cae7849186.png)](http://www.bonitasoft.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/move-connector-panel.png)
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### 3 - Duplicate a connector

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Same than move but you duplicate the connector
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 ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/community_bonitasoft/original/1X/982718754cdbde8032e786ded9f011fee402693f.png)
```

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### 4 - Create a new variable when defining connector outputs

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You've realized you forgot to create a variable to store a connector output? Don't worry we knew it..
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[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/community_bonitasoft/original/1X/86e44868874a8a45493a83f290744429dd1112e2.png)](https://community.ofelia.com/sites/community.bonitasoft.com/files/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/add-vars1.png)
```
 

Don’t hesitate to send your suggestions to create more very-useful-and-small-features in the bug tracker [here](http://www.bonitasoft.org/bugs/my_view_page.php). Have fun!!