# NATURAL GDA in a workplace

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Natural, NaturalONE, NaturalONE-Full-Edition\
**Created:** [February 7, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039 "2017-02-07T18:33:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039/1 "2017-02-07T18:33:09Z")

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Hi,

How is it possible to use global variables in a workplace’s options, ie natural programs share the same global in distinct options in the menu area of a workplace.

thanks.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Robinson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/steve_robinson/32/107_2.png) [@Steve\_Robinson](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Steve_Robinson)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039/2 "2017-02-07T22:18:02Z")

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I am not sure what you want to do. I think you may be trying to share a GDA between different jobs. If so, they will be working with their own private copy of the GDA, not a shared copy. Please clarify what you are trying to do.

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**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Oliveira](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/alexandre_oliveira/32/1017_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Oliveira](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Alexandre_Oliveira)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039/3 "2017-02-08T02:16:31Z")

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We would like to use a single GDA for all workplace component as we would do on a Natural mainframe system. Is this possible?

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:21pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039/4 "2017-02-08T12:21:09Z")

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Hi,

Can the executions of programs “NATURAL” in the “FUNCTIONS” frame share the same “GDA”?

Example: The library (LIB) contains a global (GDA1) and two programs (PRG1 and PRG2), these programs are executed by different options in the “FUNCTIONS” frame.

How should I make programs share the global “GDA1” variables?

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/natural-gda-in-a-workplace/193039/5 "2021-04-02T15:37:52Z")

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