---
alias: user-guide-automation-business-scenarios-building-structure-step-question
tags:
- automation
- connect iot
description: "This documentation outlines a component for displaying user input with required fields and customizable options"
---

# Question

Display a message to inform the user that some information is required, allowing him to provide an answer.

| Name         | Description                                                   | Mandatory | Type     | Possible Values                                                                                   | Default Value |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| message      | Message to show to the user                                   | Y         | `String` |                                                                                                   |               |
| dataType     | Value type expected for the user to answer with               | Y         | `Enum`   | `String`<br>`Integer`<br>`Long`<br>`Decimal`<br>`Boolean`<br>`DateTime`<br>`Object`<br>`Password` | `String`      |
| defaultValue | Default value to provide to the user                          | N         | `any`    |                                                                                                   |               |
| settings     | Sub settings to customize the input box displayed to the user | N         | `Object` |                                                                                                   | `{}`          |

## DataType specific settings

| DataType     | Property     | Description                                                                                                                                                        | Mandatory | Type                   | Possible Values | Default Value |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------- | ---------------------- | --------------- | ------------- |
| `EntityType` | data         | Script to execute to return the array of Entity types to display<br />Note: Either this or `query` must be provided                                              | N         | `Script`               |                 |               |
|              | query        | Script that will return a `QueryObject`. <br>Note: Either this or `data` must be provided                                                                        | N         | `Script`               |                 |               |
|              | displayField | Property of the object to show in the selector (in the GUI it will use the `dataComparisonField` property)                                                         | N         | `String`               |                 | `"Name"`      |
| `Enum`       | enumValues   | Values to show. Either a list of string where each string is an option or an object, where the key is the text to show and the value if the value of the selection | N         | `String[]`<br>`Object` |                 |               |
|              | data         | Script that must return an array of objects that will be used by the gui and must respect have the properties `Id` and `Name`                                      | N         | `Script`               |                 |               |

## Example snippets

```json
{
    "name": "Example Question",
    "type": "Question",
    "settings:": {
        "message": "What is your name?",
        "dataType": "String"
    },
    "next": "End",
    "resultKey": "name"
}
```

```json
{
    "name": "Example Question Integer Min Max",
    "type": "Question",
    "settings:": {
        "message": "What is your age",
        "dataType": "Integer",
        "defaultValue": 20,
        "settings": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 120
        }
    },
    "next": "End",
    "resultKey": "age"
}
```

```json
{
    "name": "Example Question Enum",
    "type": "Question",
    "resultKey": "selectionMode",
    "settings": {
        "message": "Do you wish to have a manual selection with ',' separated Manager Names or the interactive mode?",
        "dataType": "Enum",
        "settings": {
            "enumValues": [
                "Manual",
                "Interactive"
            ]
        },
        "defaultValue": "Interactive"
    },
    "next": "End"
}
```

```json
{
    "name": "Example Question EntityType",
	"type": "Question",
    "message": "Select and entity type",
    "settings": {
        "dataType": "EntityType",
        "settings": {
            "data": "<Your Entity Type Object in base64>",
            "displayField": "Description"
        }
    }
}
```

```json
{
    "name": "Example Question Find Entity",
    "type": "Question",
    "resultKey": "currentSelectedManager",
    "settings": {
        "message": "Please select an Automation Manager to Deploy:",
        "dataType": "FindEntity",
        "settings": {
            "query": "<Your Query Object in base64>"
        }
    },
    "next": "PushManager"
},
```