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title: Create an action from another task
description: Create an action as a child task to another task Industrial Connected Workforce Mobile Experience.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Industrial Connected Workforce Mobile Experience
classification: industrial-connected-workforce-mobile-experience
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Use, Industrial Connected Workforce Mobile Experience, Industrial Connected Workforce]
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# Create an action from another task

Create an action as a child task to another task Industrial Connected Workforce Mobile Experience.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_icw.action\_user or sn\_icw.action\_expert

## About this task

You can create an action from an existing action, deviation, breakdown, or root cause analysis.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the **Tasks** tab.

2.  Select the task that you want to be the parent of the new action.

3.  Select the three-dot menu in the top corner and select **Create action**.

    A new form for the action opens with the automatically populated fields.

4.  Change the values for the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Action form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/industrial-connected-workforce-mobile-experience/action-form-mobile.md).

5.  Select **Next** twice to go through the entire form.

6.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

The action is created and can be found in the **Actions** related list of the parent task. The parent task can’t be closed until all child tasks in the Actions list are closed.

**Parent Topic:**[Using the Industrial Connected Workforce Mobile Experience](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/industrial-connected-workforce-mobile-experience/using-icw-mobile-experience.md)