# Global Variable **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous\ **Created:** [October 25, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925 "2018-10-25T11:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Priteesh\_Hayagrieve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@Priteesh\_Hayagrieve](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Priteesh_Hayagrieve)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925/1 "2018-10-25T11:18:24Z")
Hi, I am trying to run two scripts simultaneously through Test Suite Collection wherein I am fetching Global Variable from 1 script and trying to use it in the other script but I am getting an error message. I have pasted the error message below. Please help! 10-25-2018 04:25:04 PM - [ERROR] - Test Cases/Claims Pool FAILED because (of) (Stack trace: groovy.lang.MissingMethodException: No signature of method: static com.kms.katalon.core.webui.keyword.WebUiBuiltInKeywords.setText() is applicable for argument types: (com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, java.lang.Integer) values: [TestObject - ‘Object Repository/Page\_Global - ESS -Claims/ReferenceNumberTextBox’, …] Possible solutions: setText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, java.lang.String), getText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject), getText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling), setText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, java.lang.String, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling), clearText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject), clearText(com.kms.katalon.core.testobject.TestObject, com.kms.katalon.core.model.FailureHandling) at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeStaticMissingMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1503) at groovy.lang.MetaClassImpl.invokeStaticMethod(MetaClassImpl.java:1489) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.StaticMetaClassSite.call(StaticMetaClassSite.java:53) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:48) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:113) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:133) at Script1540386533238.run(Script1540386533238.groovy:46) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.run(ScriptEngine.java:183) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.ScriptEngine.runScriptAsRawText(ScriptEngine.java:108) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.runScript(TestCaseExecutor.java:294) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.doExecute(TestCaseExecutor.java:285) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.processExecutionPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:264) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.accessMainPhase(TestCaseExecutor.java:256) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseExecutor.execute(TestCaseExecutor.java:200) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestSuiteExecutor.accessTestCaseMainPhase(TestSuiteExecutor.java:129) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestSuiteExecutor.accessTestSuiteMainPhase(TestSuiteExecutor.java:112) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestSuiteExecutor.execute(TestSuiteExecutor.java:81) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain.startTestSuite(TestCaseMain.java:142) at com.kms.katalon.core.main.TestCaseMain$startTestSuite$0.call(Unknown Source) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:48) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:113) at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:141) at TempTestSuite1540464584448.run(TempTestSuite1540464584448.groovy:36) at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.runScriptOrMainOrTestOrRunnable(GroovyShell.java:263) at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.run(GroovyShell.java:518) at groovy.lang.GroovyShell.run(GroovyShell.java:507) at groovy.ui.GroovyMain.processOnce(GroovyMain.java:653) at groovy.ui.GroovyMain.run(GroovyMain.java:384) at groovy.ui.GroovyMain.process(GroovyMain.java:370) at groovy.ui.GroovyMain.processArgs(GroovyMain.java:129) at groovy.ui.GroovyMain.main(GroovyMain.java:109) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.rootLoader(GroovyStarter.java:109) at org.codehaus.groovy.tools.GroovyStarter.main(GroovyStarter.java:131) ) ---
**Author:** ![Andrej\_Podhajsky](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/andrej_podhajsky/32/1055_2.png) [@Andrej\_Podhajsky](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Andrej_Podhajsky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925/2 "2018-10-25T11:56:12Z")
probably i’m wrong, but i think validity of global variable does not goes beyond test suite - in other words: each test suite have it’s own global variables. my knowledge is based on [https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/execution-profile-v54.html](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/execution-profile-v54.html) where is stated that you can define separate profiles for each test suite. ---
**Author:** ![Priteesh\_Hayagrieve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@Priteesh\_Hayagrieve](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Priteesh_Hayagrieve)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925/3 "2018-10-30T10:00:29Z")
Thanks! If I could bother you for a little more while, I would like to know if I could write my global variable into an internal test data and then use it in the other script as test data? and if I could do so I am not too sure on how I could copy it and use it… ---
**Author:** ![Mate\_Mrse](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/mate_mrse/32/345_2.png) [@Mate\_Mrse](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Mate_Mrse)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925/4 "2018-10-30T11:44:31Z")
You can write data into a file and then read from the file. [https://www.tutorialspoint.com/groovy/groovy\_file\_io.htm](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/groovy/groovy_file_io.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Andrej\_Podhajsky](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/andrej_podhajsky/32/1055_2.png) [@Andrej\_Podhajsky](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Andrej_Podhajsky)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/global-variable/13925/5 "2018-10-30T12:45:39Z")
> [Priteesh Hayagrieve](https://forum.katalon.com/profile/12361/Priteesh%20Hayagrieve "Link: /profile/12361/Priteesh%20Hayagrieve") said: > > Thanks! If I could bother you for a little more while, I would like to know if I could write my global variable into an internal test data and then use it in the other script as test data? and if I could do so I am not too sure on how I could copy it and use it… you cannot update values of internal test data from scripts, however, you can store them in file as suggested @Mate Mrse