import File from '/src/components/File';
import LeftAlignedTable from '@site/src/components/LeftAlignedTable';
<LeftAlignedTable type="string" required={true} />
Global variable value, this can be a literal or sourced from an environment variable. The following example shows how to supply a string literal for the `value`:
<File name='stackql_manifest.yml'>
```yaml {3}
globals:
- name: region
value: ap-southeast-2
```
</File>
The following example shows how to source `value` from an environment variable:
<File name='stackql_manifest.yml'>
```yaml {3}
globals:
- name: region
value: {{ AWS_REGION }}
```
</File>