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Definition of Action

Operations that are performed on a ticket by a customer or customer service representative (CSR) to provide information, change ticket status, and notify CSRs or customers of changes to the ticket.

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Other definitions of Action

The basic building block of a macro; a self-contained instruction that can be combined with other actions to automate tasks. This is sometimes called a command in other macro languages.

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A unit of work that is represented to users in the form of buttons, links, and menu items.

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A named entity made up of an XML document and an operation on that document. Web services can be generated from actions.

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An end-user-initiated operation on a selected cube or portion of a cube.

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A workflow that is used to process any further activities after the original request has been completed successfully.

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An object that does something when it is invoked by a trigger.

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A function that corresponds to the Then’ part of a rule (If-Then) and is used to specify what is to be done when a condition evaluates as true.’

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An option presented to the user through a right-click menu that simplifies common Office tasks and provides more control over automatic features.

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An act that has an effect in a system.

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A way to categorize events based on entry points, such as page calls, button clicks, web service calls, or some other atomic action representing a particular business process. This grouping is valuable for determining under what circumstances a failure occurs.

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A data service operation that is bound to a URI that, when called, has a sideeffect on data exposed by the data service.

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An entity in a graph edge that is the operation the actor performs on the object.

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(1) any movement or series of events (usually rehearsed) that take place before the camera and propel the story forward toward its conclusion; (2) the word called out (by a megaphone) at the start of the current take during filming to alert actors to begin performing; (3) also refers to the main component of action films - that often contain significant amounts of violence

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