# Data Object - ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter(vim.profile.DeferredPolicyOptionParameter)

Property of
  AnswerFile, AnswerFileOptionsCreateSpec, ProfileExecuteResult
Parameter to
  ApplyHostConfig_Task, ExecuteHostProfile
Extends
  DynamicData
See also
  KeyAnyValue, ProfilePropertyPath
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

The ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter data object contains information about a single deferred parameter for host configuration.

- The Server verifies deferred parameter data when it calls the HostProfile.ExecuteHostProfile method.
- The client supplies deferred parameter data for host configuration when it calls the HostProfileManager.ApplyHostConfig_Task method.
- The vCenter Server stores deferred parameter data in answer files (AnswerFile.userInput).

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
inputPath | ProfilePropertyPath | Complete path to the PolicyOption that defines the parameters.
parameter* | KeyAnyValue[] | List that contains values for the policy parameters. During parameter verification, this property is unspecified if the client has not provided the values for this parameter. See ProfileExecuteResult.requireInput.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:sms="urn:sms" name="ProfileDeferredPolicyOptionParameter"> <complexContent> <extension base="sms:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="inputPath" type="sms:ProfilePropertyPath"/> <element name="parameter" type="sms:KeyAnyValue" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>