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# Use the Show component

# Use the Show component {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Display
custom messages as part of a Attended Robot automation by using the Show
component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio

## Before you begin

Role required: none

## About this task

For example, in an assisted automation, a component could evaluate a user input and
show a message Incorrect Date of Birth through the Show
component.

You can configure the properties for the Show component. For more information about
these properties, see [Properties of the General components](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ABr1fBaN3PhxcBKpXkcsAg "Learn about the properties of the General components in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").

## Procedure

1. In the Toolbox pane, navigate to GeneralMessageBox.
2. Drag the Show component to the Design surface.
3. To configure the input field, see [Configure port properties](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/d92L75lHSFmmidzeOPPgTw "Configure how data is passed to the input fields of a component or method in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").
4. Connect the data and control ports of the Show component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.  
   {#use-general-messagebox-show__table_gtq_gq1_ntb__entry__5}

   | Port type | Port name | Data type | Purpose of connection | Mandatory? |
   |-|-|-|-|-|
   | Data in | Message | String | Takes the custom message that the component shows. | Yes |
   [Table 1. Confirm component port parameters]

   {#use-general-messagebox-show__table_gtq_gq1_ntb}
5. **Optional:** To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.

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