package My::Big::Data::Structure; our $BigDataStructure = ... #### # make a local reference # to it to save typing my $big_data_struct = $My::Big::Data::Structure::BigDataStructure; #### PerlRequire "path/to/startup.pl" #### use My::Big::Data::Structure; $My::Big::Data::Structure::BigDataStructure = build_big_data_strucure();