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Is it possible to have a variable with global scope in a Custom Form Script in SS2, and have that variable be possible to be changed and referenced?   I have some behaviour in my form that should call functions that are defined in my Custom Form Script, but it seems I need to call them via a `require` and as such, the script is loaded afresh and the value of the global variable is reset.

```/
* cf_mycustomform_ss2.1.js
* @NApiVersion 2.1
* @NScriptType ClientScript
 */
define([], function() {

	var thing = 'fish';

	function pageInit() {

		// Should show 'fish';
		logValueOfThing();

	}

	function fieldChanged() {

		setThingToApple();
		
		// Should show 'apple';
		logValueOfThing();

	}

	function setThingToApple() {

		thing = 'apple';

	}

	function logValueOfThing() {

		console.log('Value of thing is now ' + thing);

	}
			
	
	return {
		
		fieldChanged: fieldChanged,
		pageInit: pageInit,
		setThingToApple: setThingToApple,
		logValueOfThing: logValueOfThing
		
	}
	
});```

if I wanted something on the page to cause setThingToApple(); and logValueOfThing(); to be called, it seems I need to do a require to get to those, as they aren’t “defined”.

<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Global_object|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Global_object>

`thing` is being accessed as part of the <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Closures|closure>

What you wrote should work.
But you don't need to return `setThingToApple` &amp; `logValueOfThing` unless these methods need to be externally available.