- If you have not already done so, in the Change Center of the Administration Console, click Lock & Edit (see Use the Change Center).
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        In the left
        pane, expand Diagnostics and select
        Diagnostic Modules.
      
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        On the Summary of Diagnostic Modules page,
        click the name of the module containing the policy or policies for
        which you want to create an action.
      
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        On the Settings for [Module Name] page,
        select Configuration > Policies and Actions >
        Actions.
      
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        Click New.
      
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        On the Create Action page, select an action type from the
        Type list:
        
          - Select SMTP (E-Mail) to create an
          action that will deliver a notification through e-mail.
- Select JMS Message to create an
          action that will deliver a notification through JMS.
- Select Diagnostic Image to capture a
          diagnostic image.
- Select JMX Action to create an action
          that will deliver a notification through JMX.
- Select SNMP Trap to create an SNMP
          trap.
- Select Thread Dump to create an
          action that generates a specified number of thread dumps when
          specific runtime conditions occur.
- Select Heap Dump to create an action
          that generates a heap dump when specific runtime conditions
          occur.
- Select Scale Up to create an action that will expand
          a dynamic cluster by a specified number of dynamic server
          instances.
- Select Scale Down to create an action that will
          reduce a dynamic cluster by a specified number of dynamic server
          instances.
- Select Script to create a script execution
          action.
- Select REST to create an action that will deliver a
          notification through REST.
 Note: Only one scaling action can be assigned to a given
          policy. 
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        Click Next.
      
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        Enter a name for the action in the Action Name
        field.
      
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        Enter the timeout period in the Timeout (in
        seconds) field. The timeout period is the length of time,
        in seconds, that an action has to complete execution before WebLogic
        Server attempts to cancel it. By default, the timeout period is
        0, which disables the action timeout.
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        To enable or disable the action, select or deselect the
        Enable Action box, as appropriate.
      
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        Click Next. The page that is displayed next is different
        for each of the different action types, listed above.
         
          For more information, see:  
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        Click Finish when you are done creating
        your new action.
      
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        In the Change Center, click Activate
        Changes.