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# Configure Runbook Inputs & Outputs

### Set incident context <a href="#set-incident-context" id="set-incident-context"></a>

To ensure the correct fields are available in the data picker:

1. Open your runbook in the editor
2. Go to the **Input/Output** section (top of the page)
3. Under **Incident Context**, select:
   * **Any Incident** - Standard incident fields only
   * **No Incident** - No incident fields available
   * **Custom Incident Type** - Standard fields + custom fields from a specific incident type
4. If you selected **Custom Incident Type**:
   * Choose the incident type from the dropdown
   * All custom fields from that type become available in the data picker
5. Click **Save**

**Example**: If you select "Service Incident" as the custom incident type, and that type has custom fields like `error_rate` and `affected_users`, those fields will appear in the data picker as:

* `{{incident.error_rate}}`
* `{{incident.affected_users}}`

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### Next steps <a href="#next-steps" id="next-steps"></a>

* Go to [Create Runbooks](/ai-sre/ai-sre-for-administrators/set-up-runbook-management/create-runbook.md) to learn about runbook creation.
* Go to [Overview](/ai-sre/ai-sre-for-administrators/set-up-runbook-management/workflows/overview.md) to understand incident and alert fields.
* Go to [Use Mustache Templates in Runbook Actions](/ai-sre/ai-sre-for-administrators/set-up-runbook-management/workflows/use-mustache-runbook-actions.md) to reference fields in actions.