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. |
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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. |
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AddToOutlook | Add an event to Microsoft Outlook. | Event |
AdvancedSetup | Launch campaign advanced setup. | Campaign |
AltavistaNews | Launch www.altavista.com/news/. |
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Cancel | Cancel an event. | Event |
CaseSelect | Specify a case for a solution. | Solution |
ChangeOwner | Change the owner of a record. |
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ChangeStatus | Change the status of a case. |
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ChoosePricebook | Choose the price book to use. | OpportunityLineItem |
Clone | Clone a record. |
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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. |
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DeleteSeries | Delete a series of events or tasks. |
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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. |
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Edit | Edit a record. |
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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. |
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IncludeOffline | Include an account record in Connect Offline. | Account |
GoogleMaps | Plot an address on Google Maps. |
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GoogleNews | Display www.google.com/news. |
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GoogleSearch | Display www.google.com. |
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List | List records of an object. |
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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. |
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NewTask | Create a task. | Task |
RequestUpdate | Request an update. |
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SelfServSelect | Register a user as a Self Service user. | Solution |
SendEmail | Send an email. | Activity |
SendGmail | Open a blank email in Gmail. |
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Sort | Sort products in a price book. | OpportunityLineItem |
Share | Share a record. |
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Submit for Approval | Submit a record for approval. |
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Tab | Access the tab for an object. |
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View | View a record. |
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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. |
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YahooWeather | Display http://weather.yahoo.com/. | Contact |