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# Add a New Input to an Existing Prompt Template

Add a new object, free text input, or data model object to an existing prompt template.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions with the Einstein for Platform, or Einstein or Agentforce for Sales or Service add-on, or Agentforce Foundations</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d202942e69">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d202942e69 ">To create and manage prompt templates in Prompt Builder:</td>

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              <p>Prompt Template Manager permission set</p>
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                <li>Manage Prompt Templates</li>

                <li>Execute Prompt Templates</li>

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              <p>OR</p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;">Customize Application permission set</p>
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Add a new input to an existing prompt template:

1. In the Prompt Builder canvas, click **Properties** ![Add icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-generative_ai-264-0-0-production-enus/f8ef6498-d7b2-44e3-9b34-ffd5a850aae9/generative_ai/images/prompt_builder_properties_icon.png).
2. Click **Resources** and then the ![Add icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-ai-generative_ai-264-0-0-production-enus/f8ef6498-d7b2-44e3-9b34-ffd5a850aae9/generative_ai/images/prompt_builder_add_icon.png) icon.
3. Select the input type that you want to create and all related details to the input.
4. Deselect **Require when template runs** checkbox to make the input optional.
5. Click **Next**. Add the new input from the Inputs section in Resources to your prompt template.