---
title: "Show Default Value for Subflow Parameters"
slug: "show-default-value-for-subflow-parameters"
description: "Show the default value for subflow parameters in the editor view."
tags: ["Building Models", "Get Started", "Test Modeller"]
updated: 2023-03-31T10:07:35Z
published: 2023-03-31T10:07:35Z
canonical: "knowledge.curiositysoftware.ie/show-default-value-for-subflow-parameters"
---

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# Show Default Value for Subflow Parameters

Show the default value for subflow parameters in the editor view.

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Models can be used as Subflows in other Models. This is essential for clarity and reusability. Values set in the Variables section of the Test Data & Automation tab of a model are now shown as replaceable Default Values in the Subflow Properties, when the model is used as a subflow.

## To set Default Values

Start in a model that you will use as a subflow. In the Test Data and Automation tab, click on the Variables icon in the ribbon.

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Click on the cog button to the right of the variable you want to change, and then click on Edit

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Here, you can enter the Default Value for that variable.

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## To use subflow Default Values

In a model that uses the above model as a subflow, right-click on the subflow and select Subflow Properties

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In the Subflow Properties box, the Input Parameters tab shows the variable names. The Default Value you entered is shown greyed out. You can enter other values in this box as required. If left unedited, the model will use the default values.

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Subflows are used to quickly embed and re-use models within a master model. Subflows hide detailed or complex modelling and make the master Flow more readable. They enable scalability by building out the complexity from smaller, more step-focussed Models, rather than building giant, complex, inflexible Flows.

A Model is a canvas and the Flow that is built onto it. There are several types of Model, some of which display different tabs and tools on the toolbar in Quality Modeller.

Test Data Variables are sets of data that can be attached to blocks in models. This data can be custom, synthetic, automated etc. Variables are basically assigned data values and rules to blocks, and this data is used when automation is run.

## Related

- [Quality Modeller 101](/test-modeller-101.md)
- [Quality Modeller](/get-started-with-test-modeller.md)
- [Building Models in Quality Modeller](/building-models-in-test-modeller.md)
- [What is Coverage, and Why does it Matter?](/coverage-in-test-modeller-explained.md)
- [Inline Editing of Subflow Parameters](/inline-editing-of-subflow-parameters.md)