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Input fields

Use the

Input Fields

section to add fields that a taskflow uses at the beginning of a step.

You can define the input fields that you want to pass when you run a taskflow. You can create input fields of the following types:

Simple type: Create a simple type field to use common data types such as Checkbox, Date, Date Time, Time, Number, Integer, or Text.
You can't use a list of simple type in taskflows.
Custom type: Create a custom type field to use an object that is added to the taskflow.

Enter the following properties for each input field that you create:

Property	Description
Name	The name of the input field.
Type	The type of the input field. For example, select Checkbox , Date , Date Time , Time , Number , Integer , or Text . You can also add an input field of a simple type or custom type. To do this, select More types , and then in the Edit Type dialog box, select the Category as Simple Types or Custom Types .
Description	A description of the input field.
Required	Indicates whether the input field is required for the taskflow to run.
Initial Value	The value that is assigned to the input field when you start the taskflow execution. You can enter text or use a formula to set the initial value.

Creating an input field with a custom type

You can create an input field with a custom type using the objects available in tasks in the taskflow. To create an input field with a custom type, you must have one or more steps that contain data integration tasks added to the taskflow.

On the

Explore

page, navigate to the taskflow for which you want to create an input field with a custom type.

Add steps to the taskflow. For example, add a Data Task step.

Click the

Start

step of the taskflow.

Click the

Input Fields

tab.

Click the

Add

icon.

In the

Type

column, select

More types

The

Edit Type

dialog box appears.

The following image shows the

Edit Type

dialog box:

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