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# DMCreateGlobalVector
Creates a global vector from a `DM` object. A global vector is a parallel vector that has no duplicate values shared between MPI ranks, that is it has no ghost locations. 
## Synopsis
```
#include "petscdm.h"          
#include "petscdmlabel.h"     
#include "petscds.h"     
PetscErrorCode DMCreateGlobalVector(DM dm, Vec *vec)
```
Collective


## Input Parameter

- ***dm -*** the `DM` object



## Output Parameter

- ***vec -*** the global vector





## See Also
 [](ch_dmbase), `DM`, `Vec`, `DMCreateLocalVector()`, `DMGetGlobalVector()`, `DMDestroy()`, `DMView()`, `DMCreateInterpolation()`, `DMCreateColoring()`, `DMCreateMatrix()`,
`DMGlobalToLocalBegin()`, `DMGlobalToLocalEnd()`

## Level
beginner

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/interface/dm.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector">src/dm/interface/dm.c</A>

## Examples
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/dt/dualspace/impls/lagrange/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex2.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex3.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex4.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex6.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex8.c.html">src/dm/impls/stag/tutorials/ex8.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1f90.F90.html">src/dm/impls/swarm/tutorials/ex1f90.F90</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex1.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex1.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/tutorials/ex10.c.html">src/dm/tutorials/ex10.c</A><BR>

## Implementations

<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/composite/pack.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Composite">DMCreateGlobalVector_Composite in src/dm/impls/composite/pack.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/da/dadist.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_DA">DMCreateGlobalVector_DA in src/dm/impls/da/dadist.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/forest/p4est/pforest.h.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_pforest">DMCreateGlobalVector_pforest in src/dm/impls/forest/p4est/pforest.h</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/moab/dmmbvec.cxx.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Moab">DMCreateGlobalVector_Moab in src/dm/impls/moab/dmmbvec.cxx</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/network/networkcreate.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Network">DMCreateGlobalVector_Network in src/dm/impls/network/networkcreate.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/patch/patch.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Patch">DMCreateGlobalVector_Patch in src/dm/impls/patch/patch.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Plex">DMCreateGlobalVector_Plex in src/dm/impls/plex/plexcreate.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/redundant/dmredundant.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Redundant">DMCreateGlobalVector_Redundant in src/dm/impls/redundant/dmredundant.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/shell/dmshell.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Shell">DMCreateGlobalVector_Shell in src/dm/impls/shell/dmshell.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/sliced/sliced.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Sliced">DMCreateGlobalVector_Sliced in src/dm/impls/sliced/sliced.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/stag.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Stag">DMCreateGlobalVector_Stag in src/dm/impls/stag/stag.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/swarm/swarm.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_Swarm">DMCreateGlobalVector_Swarm in src/dm/impls/swarm/swarm.c</A><BR>
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/snes/impls/vi/rs/virs.c.html#DMCreateGlobalVector_SNESVI">DMCreateGlobalVector_SNESVI in src/snes/impls/vi/rs/virs.c</A><BR>


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