import File from '/src/components/File';
import LeftAlignedTable from '@site/src/components/LeftAlignedTable';
<LeftAlignedTable type="string" required={true} />
Global variable name, this can be referred to in the `resources` section of the `stackql_manifest.yml` file or within queries using the `{{ your_global_var_name }}` syntax.
<File name='stackql_manifest.yml'>
```yaml {2}
globals:
- name: region
value: ap-southeast-2
```
</File>