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# Exporting GitHub output parameters
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You can use [GitHub output parameters](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#setting-an-output-parameter) in your CodeCatalyst workflows.

**Note**  
Another word for *output parameter* is *variable*. Because GitHub uses the term *output parameter* in its documentation, we'll use this term too.

Use the following instructions to export a GitHub output parameter from a GitHub Action so that it is available for use by other CodeCatalyst workflow actions.

**To export a GitHub output parameter**

1. Open a workflow and choose **Edit**. For more information, see [Creating a workflow](workflows-create-workflow.md).

1. In the **GitHub Actions** action that generates the output parameter that you want to export, add an `Outputs` section with an underlying `Variables` property that looks like this:

   ```
   Actions:
     MyGitHubAction:
       Identifier: aws/github-actions-runner@v1
       Outputs:
         Variables:
           - 'step-id_output-name'
   ```

   Replace:
   + *step-id* with value of the `id:` property in the GitHub action's `steps` section.
   + *output-name* with the name of the GitHub output parameter.

**Example**  
The following example shows you how to export a GitHub output parameter called `SELECTEDCOLOR`.

   ```
   Actions:
     MyGitHubAction:
       Identifier: aws/github-actions-runner@v1
       Outputs:
         Variables:
           - 'random-color-generator_SELECTEDCOLOR'
       Configuration:
         Steps:
           - name: Set selected color
             run: echo "SELECTEDCOLOR=green" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             id: random-color-generator
   ```