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				@@ -162,6 +162,31 @@ Customize user name 
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				 Blazer.user_name = :first_name 
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				+## Variables 
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				+Create queries with variables 
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				+```sql 
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				+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE gender = {gender} 
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				+``` 
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				+### Smart Variables 
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				+Supposed you have this query 
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				+```sql 
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				+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE city_id = {city_id} 
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				+``` 
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				+Instead of remembering each city’s id, users can select cities by name. 
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				+Add a smart variable with: 
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				+```yml 
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				+smart_variables: 
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				+  city_id: "SELECT id, name FROM cities ORDER BY name ASC" 
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				+``` 
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				 ## Charts 
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				 Blazer will automatically generate charts based on the types of the columns returned in your query. 
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