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Valid Values for the $Action Global Variable

The $Action global variable contains a list of actions and objects on which the actions can be performed.

The following table lists the actions you can reference with the $Action global variable and the objects on which you can perform those actions.

Value Description Objects
Accept Accept a record.
  • Ad group
  • Case
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Text ad
Activate Activate a contract. Contract
Add Add a product to a price book. Product2
AddCampaign Add a member to a campaign. Campaign
AddInfluence Add a campaign to an opportunity's list of influential campaigns. Opportunity
AddProduct Add a product to price book. OpportunityLineItem
AddToCampaign Add a contact or lead to a campaign.
  • Contact
  • Lead
AddToOutlook Add an event to Microsoft Outlook. Event
AdvancedSetup Launch campaign advanced setup. Campaign
AltavistaNews Launch www.altavista.com/news/.
  • Account
  • Lead
Cancel Cancel an event. Event
CaseSelect Specify a case for a solution. Solution
ChangeOwner Change the owner of a record.
  • Account
  • Ad group
  • Campaign
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Opportunities
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Text ad
ChangeStatus Change the status of a case.
  • Case
  • Lead
ChoosePricebook Choose the price book to use. OpportunityLineItem
Clone Clone a record.
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Campaign member
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
CloneAsChild Create a related case with the details of a parent case. Case
CloseCase Close a case. Case
Convert Create a new account, contact, and opportunity using the information from a lead. Lead
ConvertLead Convert a lead to a campaign member. Campaign Member
Create_Opportunity Create an opportunity based on a campaign member. Campaign Member
Decline Decline an event. Event
Delete Delete a record.
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Campaign member
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Opportunity product
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Task
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
DeleteSeries Delete a series of events or tasks.
  • Event
  • Task
DisableCustomerPortal Disable a Customer Portal user. Contact
DisableCustomerPortalAccount Disable a Customer Portal account. Account
DisablePartnerPortal Disable a Partner Portal user. Contact
DisablePartnerPortalAccount Disable a Partner Portal account. Account
Download Download an attachment.
  • Attachment
  • Document
Edit Edit a record.
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Campaign member
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Opportunity product
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Task
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
EditAllProduct Edit all products in a price book. OpportunityLineItem
EnableAsPartner Designate an account as a partner account. Account
EnablePartnerPortalUser Enable a contact as a Partner Portal user. Contact
EnableSelfService Enable a contact as a Self-Service user. Contact
FindDup Display duplicate leads. Lead
FollowupEvent Create a follow-up event. Event
FollowupTask Create a follow-up task. Event
HooversProfile Display a Hoovers profile.
  • Account
  • Lead
IncludeOffline Include an account record in Connect Offline. Account
GoogleMaps Plot an address on Google Maps.
  • Account
  • Contact
  • Lead
GoogleNews Display www.google.com/news.
  • Account
  • Contact
  • Lead
GoogleSearch Display www.google.com.
  • Account
  • Contact
  • Lead
List List records of an object.
  • Ad group
  • Campaign
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
LogCall Log a call. Activity
MailMerge Generate a mail merge. Activity
ManageMembers Launch the Manage Members page. Campaign
MassClose Close multiple cases. Case
Merge Merge contacts. Contact
New Create a new record.
  • Activity
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Task
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
NewTask Create a task. Task
RequestUpdate Request an update.
  • Contact
  • Activity
SelfServSelect Register a user as a Self Service user. Solution
SendEmail Send an email. Activity
SendGmail Open a blank email in Gmail.
  • Contact
  • Lead
Sort Sort products in a price book. OpportunityLineItem
Share Share a record.
  • Account
  • Ad group
  • Campaign
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Text ad
Submit for Approval Submit a record for approval.
  • Account
  • Activity
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Campaign member
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Opportunity product
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Task
  • Text ad
Tab Access the tab for an object.
  • Ad group
  • Campaign
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Text ad
View View a record.
  • Activity
  • Ad group
  • Asset
  • Campaign
  • Campaign member
  • Case
  • Contact
  • Contract
  • Event
  • Google campaign
  • Keyword
  • Lead
  • Opportunity
  • Opportunity product
  • Product
  • Search phrase
  • SFGA version
  • Solution
  • Text ad
  • Custom objects
ViewAllCampaignMembers List all campaign members. Campaign
ViewCampaignInfluenceReport Display the Campaigns with Influenced Opportunities report. Campaign
ViewPartnerPortalUser List all Partner Portal users. Contact
ViewSelfService List all Self-Service users. Contact
YahooMaps Plot an address on Yahoo! Maps.
  • Account
  • Contact
  • Lead
YahooWeather Display http://weather.yahoo.com/. Contact