The Details for each Universal Task contains any editable fields that were created in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task type for that Universal Task is based. System-assigned variables that match these fields are provided for inclusion in the template script. When the task is run, it executes the script, and the variables are resolved to the values of their matching values in the task.
There are eight types of user-defined fields that can appear in the Details of a Universal Task:
- Text
- Normal text (for a single line of text)
- Large Text (for multiple lines of text)
- Integer
- Boolean
- Choice
- Credential
- Script
- Array
- Float
- SAP Connection
- Database Connection
For each type of field, default values, format, and/or limitations are specified in the Universal Template. In any Universal Task based on that Universal Template, you can override and/or define values - within the specified format and limitations - for those fields.
- If the Allow Empty Choice field was selected for a Choice field in the Universal Template on which this Universal Task was based, that Choice field in the task will include an empty (blank) selection.
- If the Allow Multiple Choices field was selected for a Choice field in the Universal Template on which this Universal Task was based, that Choice field in the task will allow selection of more than one choice. When multiple choices are selected, the built-in field variable will resolve to a comma-delimited String of choice values.
- Any field that has a Require If Field dependency on a Boolean field in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task is based will change from required to optional (or optional to required) when toggling the Boolean field checkbox, depending on the Require If Field Value(s).
- Any field that has a Require If Field dependency on a Choice field in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task is based will become required when selecting a choice value specified in the Require If Field Value(s) and optional when selecting a choice value not specified in the Require If Field Value(s).
- Any field that has a Show If Field dependency on a Boolean field in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task is based will change from visible to hidden (or hidden to visible) when toggling the Boolean field checkbox, depending on the Show If Field Value(s).
- Any field that has a Show If Field dependency on a Choice field in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task is based will become visible when selecting a choice value specified in the Show If Field Value(s) and hidden when selecting a choice value not specified in the Show If Field Value(s).
- Any field visible due to a Show If Field dependency in the Universal Template on which the Universal Task is based will display as required (bold label) if the Require If Visible option is specified for the Universal Template field; otherwise, it will display as optional (non-bold label).
- By default, the column and row space occupied by a field remain reserved even when the field is hidden by a Show If Field dependency. To change the default behaviour, the No Space If Hidden option must be specified for the Universal Template field.