如何将后台返回的值传给回调函数之外的变量

 var leavingNodeMoreThanOne = false;
   $.ajax({
    type: "POST",
    url: "process/approval_leavingTransitionThanOne",
    data: "id=" + taskInstanceId,
    async: false,//必须设置为false，则设置为同步
    success: function(data) {
     leavingNodeMoreThanOne = data;
    }
   });