Question Tab

App Portal 2021 R1

On the Question tab of the Question Properties dialog box, you specify general properties of the question.

Question Properties Dialog Box / Question Tab

The Question tab of the Question Properties dialog box includes the following properties:

Question Properties Dialog Box / Question Tab

Property

Description

Question Title

Enter a name for this question.

Question to be asked

Enter the actual question to be asked to the requester or approver.

Question details (pop-up information)

Enter any further descriptive text. This information when present shows as a pop-up dialog when the control is focused or the mouse hovers over it.

Apply response to computer variable

Choose whether the response to the question should be written to the computer variable of the targeted and/or source machine.

Apply variable to

Select Source, Target, or Source and Target to apply the variable to the respective computer objects when being used as part of an OSD Task Sequence Catalog Item.

Apply to build type

Choose Bare Metal, In-Place Migration, Side-by-Side Migration, or Not Specified to apply the variable to the respective scenario when being used as part of an OSD Task Sequence Catalog Item.

Mask Variable

When a variable value is applied to a computer object, the value of the variable can be masked, just like when you type in a password. To mask the variable, select the Mask Variable option. There are cases where you would not want the response to the question to be visible in the user interface, such as when it is a password.

Target

Select whether the question is to be answered by the Requester, Approver, or Either one.

Required

Select this option to require the user to answer this question before proceeding.

Focus

Select one of the following options:

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Request Specific—Select this option to indicate that the question is related to the entire request (such as asking for the end user’s cost center). When this option is selected, the question will only be asked once per request, and the question will be displayed at the top of the Respond to Questionnaire panel of the checkout procedure.

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Item Specific—Select this option to indicate that the question is related to an individual catalog item. When this option is selected, the question will be displayed on the lower portion of the Respond to Questionnaire panel. in the table next to the catalog item.

Note:Even if more than one catalog item in the cart has an associated question template that contains the same Request-Specific question, the question is not repeated. It is only asked once per request.

Question Format

Select the format of the question:

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Single Line—Input will allow for a single line of data.

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Multiline / Rich Text Box—Input will allow for multiple lines of text.

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Checkbox List / Dropdown List / Radio Button List—Input will allow for multiple selections. If you select one of these options, you will also need to open the Answer tab of the Question Properties dialog box and enter the possible answers for this multiple selection question,

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Date / Time / Date and time—Input will allow for a date / time entry.

Mask Input

Select to prevent the characters of the user’s entry to be displayed.

Answer Format

The input of this question must match the format that is selected from this list (such as Alphabetic, Alphanumeric, Phone Number, etc.).

Note:Multiple choices and multiple selections do not require an accepted answer type.

Control Width

Control Dropdown Width

Control Height

Customize the appearance of the control by sizing it to meet your needs.