Input Task

An Input task is used to obtain user input through the browser UI. Users can provide input in the form of text, file uploads, single selections, and multiple selections. Input task stores values into properties.

The syntax for Input task is as follows:

propertyname1,type,label1="value0"
propertyname2,type,label2=["value1","value2","value3"]

where, propertyname is the name of the property in which the value is stored. Label is the display text on the UI to prompt the user to enter or select an appropriate value for a property. Type is an interface element or control using which input is received. Select one of the following types: text, password, checkbox, select, selectmultiple, file, and message.

Specifying a type for a property is optional; if a type is not specified, the default type text is selected.

See Input Task Syntax on the Epsilon FAQs page for additional information about task types and syntax.

Input task sample

In this sample, the user has to provide an input by selecting one of the two options. By selecting an option, the user decides whether he wants to see the FQDN of the host or only its short name.

The following figure displays the output of this task: