Question about scoping data in a multi-level Manipulate construction

Background: In a module containing an outer / inner manipulate I select the key of data with a dropdownlist in the outer manipulate. Data is read and displayed in the inner manipulate for edit purposes. The outer manipulate contains buttons, one of which is a save button. I want to get the edited data back at that level so that it can be saved.

Consider the following simplified example:

  Manipulate[
   Column[{j,
   Manipulate[k, {k, 1, 5, 1}],
    Button["Check", Print[k]]
   }],
  {j, 1, 10, 1}]

the question then becomes: "What is the best way to get the variable k scoped to the first / outer manipulate" ?

Answer

How about this:

DynamicModule[{k},
  Manipulate[
   Column[{j,
     Manipulate[k, {k, 1, 5, 1}, LocalizeVariables -> False],
     Button["Check", Print[k]]
   }],
   {j, 1, 10, 1}]
]