Workflow Action
Digest
A workflow action is a directed path from a source step to a destination step in a workflow; it decides what the system should do next. Multiple actions may lead from one step to other steps, and actions may be enhanced by triggers, which execute other non-workflow related functions.
Concept
Actions allow transitions from one step to another. Each step can have one or more of them. They lead to steps that are categorized as ordered steps (executed in the order in which they are listed in the XML) and unordered steps (must be explicitly indicated by an action).
Once a workflow reaches a step resulting in no further action, the workflow is complete. The asset being used in the workflow is no longer considered ‘in workflow’ and is returned to a normal state.
Examples of actions include: Started Workflow, Advanced Workflow, Edit, Start Edit, Copy, Create, Reference, Delete, Delete and Un-publish, Check-in, Check-out, Version Activation, Publish, and Un-publish.
Actions in "system" steps are executed automatically. Actions in "transition" steps are chosen by users. Only one action can be executed for given step.
Actions can have triggers assigned to them. Each time an action is executed, all triggers that are assigned to that action are executed as well.