Basic Settings Tab
Fields populated in this tab are based on the input typethat you select.
Input Type
Select the input type for the parameter in the configurationtemplate:
Text (default): If the input value for the parameter isa string of characters.
Number: If the input value for the parameter is a number.
Email: If the input value for the parameter is an e-mailaddress.
IPv4: If the input value for the parameter is an IPv4address.
IPv4 Prefix: If the input value for the parameter is anIPv4 prefix.
IPv6: If the input value for the parameter is an IPv6address.
IPv6 Prefix: If the input value for the parameter is anIPv6 prefix.
Toggle Button (Boolean): If the input value for the parameteris a boolean value (true or false).
Dropdown: If the input value for the parameter is selectedfrom a list.
Password: If the input value for the parameter is a password.
The value that you enter is masked (default).
(Optional) Click the Show Password (eye) icon tounmask the password.
Confirm Password: If the input value for the parameteris to confirm the password.
If you select this option, a Confirm Password field appearson the UI. The value that you enter is masked (default).
(Optional) Click the Show Password (eye) icon tounmask the password.
Label
Enter the label that you want displayed (on the UI) forthe parameter.
Default Value
Specify a default value for the parameter.
Validate
For Text input type, select one or more validation criteriaagainst which the input value will be checked:
No Space
Alpha and Numeric
Alpha, Numeric, and Dash
Alpha, Numeric, and Underscore
If the value that you entered for the parameter on the UI doesnot meet the selected validation criteria, an error message appears.
Note:
For greatercontrol of input values, you can use the regular expression optionin the Advanced Settings tab.
Description
Enter an explanation for the parameter, which will appearwhen you hover over the Help (?) icon for the parameter; the maximumlength allowed is 256 characters.
Global Scope
Click the toggle button to make the parameter commonacross all devices to which the configuration template is being deployed.If you disable the toggle button, which is default, the parametermust be specified for each device.
Hidden
Click the toggle button to hide the parameter on theUI when you preview and deploy the template.
Typically, this option is used to hide a parameter and displayit in the template only when an event is triggered. By default, thetoggle button is disabled, which means that the parameter is displayed.
Required
Click the toggle button to make the parameter mandatory;parameters that are mandatory are marked with an asterisk (*) on theUI.
Maximum Value
For parameters that are numbers, enter the maximum value(up to 16 digits) for the input.
Minimum Value
For parameters that are numbers, enter the minimum value(up to 16 digits) for the input.
Visibility for Disabled
For Boolean parameters, select one or more parametersthat must appear on the UI when the toggle button is disabled (booleanvalue is FALSE).
Visibility for Enabled
For Boolean parameters, select one or more parametersthat must appear on the UI when the toggle button is enabled (booleanvalue is TRUE).
Resource Type
For Dropdown input type, select the type of resourcefrom which you want to retrieve data:
Static Resource—Resources in the list on the UIare mapped to the values that you specify.
To add a static resource:
Click the Add (+) icon.
Cells appear in the List Values table.
Click inside the cells to specify values for the Label(name for the option in the list), Value (value for the option inthe list), and Visibility (conditional visibility based on the optionselected from the list) fields.
Click √ (check mark) to save your changes.
The values that you specified are displayed in the List Valuestable.
To edit a static resource, select the resource and clickthe Edit (pencil) icon.
To delete a static resource, select the resource and clickthe Delete (X) icon.
Advanced SettingsTab
Regexp
Enter a regular expression (regex pattern) to validatethe input value.
A regular expression defines a search pattern that is used tomatch characters in a string.
For example, the regular expression [A-Z] matches the inputwith the characters A through Z.
If the input consists of characters other than A through Z,an error message (as specified in the Invalid Message field) appears.
Invalid Message
Enter an error message that you want displayed on theUI when the input value does not match the specified regular expression.
Event List
Event Name
Select an event from the list based on which the parameteris conditionally displayed.
Event Handler
Enter a JavaScript function that specifies the actionsthat the event handler takes in response to an event.
