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title: Declarative actions glossary
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# Declarative actions glossary

Refer to this glossary for definitions to terminology associated with declarative actions.

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Action field

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Description

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Action model field appears

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Action label

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The default label that appears on the button at runtime.Required

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Action name

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A unique identifier of the action that populates automatically based on the action label used to avoid duplication at runtime.

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Active

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Setting that determines whether an action appears.Default: true

Required

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Application

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Defaults to your current application scope. Application scope that the action is tied to.Required

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Implemented as

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Determines whether the action is a server script, client script, or UXF client action.Required

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Specify client action

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Applicable when the**Implemented as** field is set to **UXF client action**. The field contains a payload to dispatch the internal event when the action is triggered and enables client action selection.Required

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Table

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An action appears only on the table that it's applied to. If set to **Global**, the action appears regardless of the table.Required

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View

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An action appears only on the forms or lists with the specified view. If left empty, the action appears regardless of view.

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Enable for all configurable experiences

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Determines if an action should appear in all experiences or only in specified experiences. If true, the action appears in any applicable form regardless of experience.Default: false

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Form

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Experience restricted

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Determines if an action should appear in all experiences or only in specified experiences. If true, the action only appears in specified experiences.Default: false

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Tooltip

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Text that appears when you move to the actions' tooltip icon.

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Description

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Details of the action.

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Client script

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Applicable when the **Implemented as** field is set to **client script**. Executes client-side scripts that join form or list functions.

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Server script

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Applicable when the **Implemented as** field is set to **server script**. Executes server-side scripts such as creating, deleting, or reassigning a record.

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