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# 6 Macros

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#### Overview

This section allows to define system-wide [user
macros](/manual/config/macros/user_macros) as name-value pairs. Note
that macro values can be kept as plain text, secret text or Vault
secret. Adding a description is also supported.

![](../../../../../assets/en/manual/web_interface/user_macros_global.png){width="600"}

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