External Input RELEASE (#823)

## Related Issues

Fixes <link_to_github_issue>

## Related PRs

| branch       | PR         |
| ------------ | ---------- |
| service a PR | Link to PR |
| service b PR | Link to PR |

## Description

A few sentences describing the overall goals of the pull request's
commits.

## Must

- [ ] Tests
- [ ] Documentation (if applicable)