Valid Values for the `$Action` Global Variable

All objects support basic actions, such as new, clone, view, edit, list, and delete. The $Action global also references actions available on many standard objects. The values available in your organization may differ depending on the features you enable.

Required Editions

Available in: Salesforce Classic

$Action global variable available in: All Editions

User Permissions Needed
To create, edit, and delete custom s-controls, formulas, or Visualforce pages:	Customize Application

The following table lists the actions you can reference with the $Action global variable and the objects on which you can perform those actions.

Value	Description	Objects
Accept	Accept a record.	Ad group Case Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Search phrase SFGA version Text ad
Activate	Activate a contract.	Contract
Add	Add a product to a price book.	Product2
AddCampaign	Add a member to a campaign.	Campaign
AddInfluence	Add a campaign to an opportunity's list of influential campaigns.	Opportunity
AddProduct	Add a product to price book.	OpportunityLineItem
AddToCampaign	Add a contact or lead to a campaign.	Contact Lead
AddToOutlook	Add an event to Microsoft Outlook.	Event
AdvancedSetup	Launch campaign advanced setup.	Campaign
AltavistaNews	Launch `www.altavista.com/news/`.	Account Lead
Cancel	Cancel an event.	Event
CaseSelect	Specify a case for a solution.	Solution
ChangeOwner	Change the owner of a record.	Account Ad group Campaign Contact Contract Google campaign Keyword Opportunities Search phrase SFGA version Text ad
ChangeStatus	Change the status of a case.	Case Lead
ChoosePricebook	Choose the price book to use.	OpportunityLineItem
Clone	Clone a record.	Ad group Asset Campaign Campaign member Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Product Search phrase SFGA version Text ad Custom objects
CloneAsChild	Create a related case with the details of a parent case.	Case
CloseCase	Close a case.	Case
Convert	Create a new account, contact, and opportunity using the information from a lead.	Lead
ConvertLead	Convert a lead to a campaign member.	Campaign Member
Create_Opportunity	Create an opportunity based on a campaign member.	Campaign Member
Decline	Decline an event.	Event
Delete	Delete a record.	Ad group Asset Campaign Campaign member Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Opportunity product Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Task Text ad Custom objects
DeleteSeries	Delete a series of events or tasks.	Event Task
DisableCustomerPortal	Disable a Customer Portal user.	Contact
DisableCustomerPortalAccount	Disable a Customer Portal account.	Account
DisablePartnerPortal	Disable a Partner Portal user.	Contact
DisablePartnerPortalAccount	Disable a Partner Portal account.	Account
Download	Download an attachment.	Attachment Document
Edit	Edit a record.	Ad group Asset Campaign Campaign member Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Opportunity product Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Task Text ad Custom objects
EditAllProduct	Edit all products in a price book.	OpportunityLineItem
EnableAsPartner	Designate an account as a partner account.	Account
EnablePartnerPortalUser	Enable a contact as a Partner Portal user.	Contact
EnableSelfService	Enable a contact as a Self-Service user.	Contact
FindDup	Display duplicate leads.	Lead
FollowupEvent	Create a follow-up event.	Event
FollowupTask	Create a follow-up task.	Event
HooversProfile	Display a Hoovers profile.	Account Lead
IncludeOffline	Include an account record in Connect Offline.	Account
GoogleMaps	Plot an address on Google Maps.	Account Contact Lead
GoogleNews	Display `www.google.com/news`.	Account Contact Lead
GoogleSearch	Display `www.google.com`.	Account Contact Lead
List	List records of an object.	Ad group Campaign Case Contact Contract Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Text ad Custom objects
LogCall	Log a call.	Activity
MailMerge	Generate a mail merge.	Activity
ManageMembers	Launch the Manage Members page.	Campaign
MassClose	Close multiple cases.	Case
Merge	Merge contacts.	Contact
New	Create a new record.	Activity Ad group Asset Campaign Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Search phrase SFGA version Solution Task Text ad Custom objects
NewTask	Create a task.	Task
RequestUpdate	Request an update.	Contact Activity
SelfServSelect	Register a user as a Self Service user.	Solution
SendEmail	Send an email.	Activity
SendGmail	Open a blank email in Gmail.	Contact Lead
Sort	Sort products in a price book.	OpportunityLineItem
Share	Share a record.	Account Ad group Campaign Case Contact Contract Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Search phrase SFGA version Text ad
Submit for Approval	Submit a record for approval.	Account Activity Ad group Asset Campaign Campaign member Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Opportunity product Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Task Text ad
Tab	Access the tab for an object.	Ad group Campaign Case Contact Contract Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Text ad
View	View a record.	Activity Ad group Asset Campaign Campaign member Case Contact Contract Event Google campaign Keyword Lead Opportunity Opportunity product Product Search phrase SFGA version Solution Text ad Custom objects
ViewAllCampaignMembers	List all campaign members.	Campaign
ViewCampaignInfluenceReport	Display the Campaigns with Influenced Opportunities report.	Campaign
ViewPartnerPortalUser	List all Partner Portal users.	Contact
ViewSelfService	List all Self-Service users.	Contact
YahooMaps	Plot an address on Yahoo! Maps.	Account Contact Lead
YahooWeather	Display `http://weather.yahoo.com/`.	Contact

Valid Values for the $Action Global Variable

Valid Values for the `$Action` Global Variable

Required Editions

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