### Discussed in https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/discussions/3658

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<sup>Originally posted by **GScottAlder** December 13, 2022</sup>
NOTE:
I am using the quarto R package version 1.0 and quarto version 0.9.80
I found the version by running this code: `as.numeric_version(system2(quarto:::find_quarto(), "--version", stdout = TRUE))`
Due to some IT restrictions I have not updated quarto to the most recent release, although I may be able to in the future.

I have multiple *.qmd files that I want to be parameterized. I want them to share parameters and default values by inheriting from a separate YML file.

For example, I have a file named test.qmd with this YML header:

```
---
title: "Test Quarto Report"
metadata-files:
  - _params.yml
---
```

Then, in _params.yml I have

```
---
params:
  p1: 1.0
  p2: "A"
  p3: TRUE
---
```

However, this does not work. When I run quarto render, I get an error for "object 'params' not found"

Is there anything I can do to inherit params? Is this not possible in quarto 0.9.80? If so, is it possible in a later release?


Thanks,
Scott
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cscheid
2022-12-13T21:50:37Z
cscheid
bug
v1.4
open
params should work with `metadata-files`
https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/issues/3663