Adding a topic action

1. Click the Topics tab

The Topics page appears.

2. Click the row menu () for a topic, and then click Edit.

The Topic page appears.

The Add Topic Action dialog box appears.

4. Specify values for the fields.

Each field is display-only, editable, or required. If a field is required, an asterisk (*) appears next to it and you cannot save the action until you provide a value.

Each field accepts text, numeric, or date values, or provides a drop-down list of predefined values that you can select. If a value is not required in such a field you can select " " (a blank value) to indicate no value for the field.
Arrow icons may appear after the names of a pair of fields to show that they are a linked pair. For example, if fields for State and Area Code appear, the arrows indicate that you must select a value for the State field first and then select a value for the Area Code field. You cannot select an Area Code value first. The values available for Area Code depend on the State you select.

The fields listed below are standard fields that might appear with the same or different field names.

Field	Description
Action name	Identifying name for the action (required).
Action description	Description of the action.
Action state	The progress of the action in the workflow. Action states are defined by your organization to represent expected workflow stages and are specified in the topic workflow configuration.
Assigned to user	User to whom the action is assigned. By default, an action that you add is assigned to you. If you assign it to a different user, that user can view or act on the action. The users in the drop-down list are users in all of the work teams that you belong to, and to which the topic (as a whole) is visible.
Planned completion date	Date (mm/dd/yyyy) when the action is expected to be complete. Used to produce the Topics by Action Due Date report.
Actual completion date	Date (mm/dd/yyyy) when the action was completed. Used to produce the Topics by Action Due Date report.

Additional, custom fields might also appear.

5. Click Save.

The action is created and appears in the Topic Actions section of the Topic page.