Regarding table in savedVariables

[myName]

Let me just start by saying I am a complete noob to Lua. I would like to save bits of information by using a slash command to add to a table in savedVariables. First off is editing of the table I have in savedVariables even possible? Do I need to load the table into the script before use?

Edit: I apologize, I just realized I posted this in the wrong section, sorry.