# Parameters

Establish a live data backbone for your engineering workflows using Violet <mark style="color:purple;">**Parameters**</mark>.

Parameter values can be defined manually or linked to real data in Violet, like a component mass from CAD or a simulation result from Scripts.

<figure><img src="/files/1ffgUbSVQg8oamOxzmfH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Authoritative and interconnected Parameters</p></figcaption></figure>


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