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There are several different types of information that a tool might require in order to run. Although the name of the input will vary between tools depending on what the author specified when they created the tool, the user interface will be similar regardless of the name.

##### Different input types and what you should enter

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| Features | Use the Add Features button (top button to the right-hand side of the list of features) to interactively define new input features. The button icon will indicate whether you need to create a point, a line or an area feature. Alternatively you can choose a feature layer from the map by clicking Add Layer button (the second button down to the right-hand side of the list of features). This will display the Choose Map Layers dialog. Select the layer that you would like to use then click OK. Feature layers whose datasource is either a Layer Package, a File or ArcSDE Geodatabase, or a Shapefile are supported. You can also drag and drop individual Notes from the Contents window on to the feature list. Notes can be drawn manually using the tools in the Create group on the Home tab of the ribbon or can be created from an identify operation, measuring distances or areas, or adding a text file to the map. For some analysis tools it might be necessary to provide additional attribute values for the input features you have created interactively. To display the attribute editing window click Feature Attributes button (the third button down to the right-hand side of the list of features). In the Interactive Feature Attributes window enter appropriate attribute values for each feature you created then click Close. You can remove any features or feature layers you have chosen by selecting one or more items in the feature list then clicking the Remove button (the fourth button down to the right-hand side of the feature list).
| Records | Use the Add Record button (the button to the right of the list of records) to add new input records. Once you have defined one or more new records click the Record Attributes button (the button to the right of the list of records) to display the Interactive Record Attributes window. Enter appropriate attribute values for each record then click Close.
| Rasters | Add the raster you would like to use to your map then select the desired raster from the drop down menu.
| True / False | Check the box for true or uncheck for false.
| Distance | Enter the distance value and choose the units from the drop down list.
| Date | Choose a date from the calendar.
| Multiple Values | Choose values from the list by checking or unchecking the box next to each item. Alternatively the tool might not have any predefined values to choose from. In this case, for each value you wish to specify, you will need to enter some text into the box and click the add button. For information on what values to enter look at the label for this input or see the help for this tool.
| File | Click the ellipses to browse for a file (such as a .zip or .txt file). The file type required will vary depending on the published tool. For more information on what file type to choose look at the input label or see the help for this tool.
| Other values | Enter either a string, a whole number or a number with decimal places. For more information, check the default value, look at the input label or see the help for this tool.