# Data Object - AnswerFileCreateSpec(vim.profile.host.ProfileManager.AnswerFileCreateSpec)

Property of
  HostProfileManagerHostToConfigSpecMap
Parameter to
  UpdateAnswerFile_Task
Extended by
  AnswerFileOptionsCreateSpec, AnswerFileSerializedCreateSpec
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Data Object Description

Base class for host-specific answer file options.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
validating* | xsd:boolean | If "false", then the answer file will be saved without being validated. The default if not specified is "true". This option should be used with caution, since the resulting answer file will not be checked for errors. Since vSphere API 6.0
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="AnswerFileCreateSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="validating" type="xsd:boolean" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>