.ACTIONS File Example (WorkflowActions)
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This example shows the general structure of a valid .ACTIONS file that can be used to import custom conditions and actions into a declarative, rules-based code-free workflow editor, such as Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007.
Example
The following XML is an example of how an .ACTIONS file could be constructed to add Conditions or Actions elements to the default list.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<WorkflowInfo Language="en-us">
<Conditions And="and"
Else="Else If"
Not="not"
Or="or"
When="If">
<Condition AppliesTo="list"
Assembly="Assembly.Name,
Version=0.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=GUID"
ClassName="Fully qualified
class name"
FunctionName="Boolean method name
implemented in
class"
Name="Name to be displayed in
workflow editor"
Type="Advanced"
UsesCurrentItem="true">
<RuleDesigner Sentence="Sentence to be
displayed to the
workflow editor">
<FieldBind DesignerType="Date"
Field="Parameter that
FieldBind maps to"
Function="true"
Id="Unique positive Integer"
Text="Text to be displayed
as a hyperlink"
TypeFrom="Parameter that a
non-Operator derives
its type from"
Value="Reserved for future use">
<Option Name="Option1" Value="Value1" />
</FieldBind>
</RuleDesigner>
<Parameters>
<Parameter Direction="In"
InitialValue=""
Name="MyParameter"
Type="System.String, mscorlib" />
</Parameters>
</Condition>
</Conditions>
<Actions>
<Action Name="Action name displayed in editor">
<RuleDesigner Sentence="Sentence to be
displayed to the
workflow editor">
<FieldBind DesignerType="CreateListItem"
Field="Parameter that FieldBind
maps to"
Function="true"
Id="Unique positive Integer"
OperatorTypeFrom="Parameter
Operator derives
its type from"
Text="Text to be displayed
as a hyperlink"
TypeFrom="Parameter non-Operator
derives its type from"
Value="Reserved for future use">
</FieldBind>
</RuleDesigner>
</Default>
</Actions>
</WorkflowInfo>