# Variables

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Variables tab is available only for Universal Robots.
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You can monitor variables values with the **Variables** Tab of the ![](/files/5Pd8VkRiFDioprjxlmr6) [Robot Tool Window](/robot/robot-tool-window.md).

Variables tab displays the live values of all defined global and system variables while a script is executed. 

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Remember to define a variable as **global** if you want to monitor it in the **Variables** tab.
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