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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-read-configuration
render_macros: false
description: "Reads one configuration at execution using the configuration access checks, without changing it."
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# Read Configuration Value

Reads one configuration at execution using the configuration access checks, without changing it.

![Screenshot of a Business Workflow reading the RetentionDays configuration and displaying its value in operator feedback.](images/business-workflow-task-read-configuration.png)

## Inputs

Set `Path`, `DefaultValue` in the task details. Use the value editor to select compatible results from earlier tasks.

## Settings

Configure `Required` in the task settings.

## Outputs

Use `Value`, `Found` in subsequent tasks.

??? example "Read Configuration Value"

    Enter `/Deployment/RetentionDays/` as `Path`. The task uses the configuration's stored type automatically. Disable `Required` and connect an Integer `DefaultValue` of 30 if absence should use a fallback. `Found` remains false for a fallback.

## Behavior

The stored configuration determines the result type. When `Required` is false, an absent configuration returns `DefaultValue` and sets `Found` to false.