Prompt Formats for Ad Hoc Jobs and Process Flows

You can define prompts so that users can select values from lists when they request them on an ad hoc basis. The values available and format of the prompt's data come from the data type you assign to the prompt and the prompt's definition.

Some prompts allow users to select either one or multiple values from a list of values on the Submit window. The values available and format of the prompt's data come from the data type you assign to the prompt. When you pick a data type that allows you to select values from a list, you determine whether users can select a single value for the prompt or multiple values.

An example job with six common types of prompts is shown above. The first prompt is a simple fill-in prompt. The next five show the available formats for prompts users can select values for. With them you can select:

• A single value from a list of radio buttons.
• A single value from a list of values window by clicking a Select button or alternately by keying in text.
• A single value from a list of values window by clicking a Select button or alternately by selecting from a drop-down list.
• Multiple values from check boxes.
• Multiple values from a multiple selection window by clicking a Select button.

The image below shows the Prompts tab of the Jobs window for the requested EMPLOYEES job.