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             </glossdef>
         </glossentry>
 
+        <glossentry id='var-ERR_REPORT_DIR'><glossterm>ERR_REPORT_DIR</glossterm>
+            <glossdef>
+                <para>
+                    When used with the
+                    <link linkend='ref-classes-report-error'><filename>report-error</filename></link>
+                    class, specifies the path used for storing the debug files
+                    created by the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#using-the-error-reporting-tool'>error reporting tool</ulink>,
+                    which allows you to submit build errors you encounter to a
+                    central database.
+                    By default, the value of this variable is
+                    <filename>${</filename><link linkend='var-LOG_DIR'><filename>LOG_DIR</filename></link><filename>}/error-report</filename>.
+                </para>
+
+                <para>
+                    You can set <filename>ERR_REPORT_DIR</filename> to the path
+                    you want the error reporting tool to store the debug files
+                    as follows in your <filename>local.conf</filename> file:
+                    <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     ERR_REPORT_DIR = "path"
+                    </literallayout>
+                </para>
+            </glossdef>
+        </glossentry>
+
         <glossentry id='var-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD'><glossterm>EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD</glossterm>
             <glossdef>
                 <para>