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description: Milestone actions are time-dependent workflow actions that occur at every step (milestone) in an entitlement process. After you create an entitlement process and add milestones to it, add milestone actions to the milestones.
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# Add a Milestone Action to an Entitlement Process

Milestone actions are time-dependent workflow actions that occur at every step (milestone) in an entitlement process. After you create an entitlement process and add milestones to it, add milestone actions to the milestones.

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1. From Setup, enter Entitlement Processes in the Quick Find box, then select **Entitlement Processes**.
2. Click the name of an entitlement process.
3. Click the name of a milestone on the Milestones related list.
4. If you want to add a warning or violation action, add a time trigger first. After you add a trigger, the option to add a workflow action appears. Success actions use the milestone’s time trigger.
    
    ![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support-264-0-0-production-enus/dd14551c-a772-4db6-9a1d-d84df8df2980/images/icon_tip.png)
    
    Tip If you want a violation action to fire immediately after the milestone is violated, set the time trigger to 0 minutes.
5. Click **Add Workflow Action** and select an option.
    
      
    | Workflow Action | What It Does | Example |
    | --- | --- | --- |
    | New Task | Create a workflow task | Create a task for a support rep to call a customer when a First Response milestone is violated. |
    | New Email | Create an email alert | Notify case owners when a First Response milestone on their case is near violation. |
    | New Field Update | Define a field update | Update the case Priority field to High when a First Response milestone is near violation. |
    | New Flow | Create an autolaunched flow | Send a Slack notification to support reps when a First Response milestone is near violation. The new flow created via the workflow action is only visible as long as it is associated with the milestone. Once the association is removed the flow is not available for selection again. |
    | New Outbound Message | Define an outbound message | Send data about parts or services to an external system after a First Response milestone is completed. |
    | Select Existing Action | Select an existing action | Use an existing email alert to notify a case owner when their case is near violation of a first response. |

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-service-support-264-0-0-production-enus/dd14551c-a772-4db6-9a1d-d84df8df2980/images/icon_note.png)

Note Time-triggered actions only occur during your Salesforce org’s business hours. You can add up to 10 actions and 10 time triggers to each type of milestone action.

#### See Also

- [Milestone Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.entitlements_milestones_actions_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Milestone actions are time-dependent workflow actions that occur on milestones in an entitlement process. Actions can be added to milestones after the milestone is added to an entitlement process.")