Event action properties (General tab)

The event action property sheet's General tab describes the selected event action.

NOTE  For help opening an event action property sheet, see View and modify event action properties.

Name
The first field identifies the name assigned to the selected event action.

You can change the existing name by typing another name in this field. The name can contain up to 64 characters, including any combination of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, spaces, and symbols.

Description
This field describes the requirements of the event action. You can also identify other purposes or provide any other useful information.

To change the existing description, delete the existing text and type in the new description. The description can contain any combination of characters and spaces, up to 255 characters. The field scrolls to accommodate the cursor position. To move within the text field, use the arrow, Home, and End keys.

Enabled
A selected Enabled check box indicates the event action is enabled. A cleared check box indicates the event action is disabled.
Workflow
Identifies whether the event action is a workflow action. Select this option if you want to make this event action available for workflow subscriptions.

NOTE  Use this option only if you want to develop a custom event action to use in a workflow subscription.

If you create a custom workflow event action, you must also add the code necessary to launch a workflow. For example, assume you want to create an event action that launches a workflow subscription and notifies an administrator when trigger events occur. In this case, you would select this option, as well as the script. On the Script tab, you must include the script commands that send the e-mail to the administrator, as well as the Process Engine's entry point commands that launch a workflow.

NOTE  This Workflow option is different from the predefined COM object, called Workflow Event Action, that comes with a standard Content Engine installation. If you plan to use the predefined Workflow Event Action with your workflow subscriptions, do not select this option.