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Represents an Action in the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) service. A type of MetadataObject that represents a URL that triggers the display or manipulation of data related to an Entity or an entity instance. Actions are contained by an entity. Actions contain ActionParameters.

The Action type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ActionParameters	Gets the parameters of this Action.
	DefaultDisplayName	Gets or sets the default display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Entity	Gets the external content type that is the parent of this Action.
	Id	Gets the identifier of the MetadataObject object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	ImageUrl	Gets or sets the URL of the icon image for this action.
	IsCached	Indicates whether the object is cached. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	IsOpenedInNewWindow	Gets or sets a value that indicates if the URL of this action should be opened in a new window.
	LocalizedDisplayName	Gets or sets the localized display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	LocalizedDisplayNames	Gets the collection of localized display names. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the Action.
	Position	Gets or sets the order of the action to be displayed.
	Properties	Gets the property collection of the object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Url	Gets or sets the URL to go to when the Action is clicked.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	ContainsLocalizedDisplayName	Indicates whether the object contains a localized display name. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Delete	Deletes the MetadataObject object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	Equals	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetAccessControlList()	Gets the access control list for this metadata object. (Inherited from AccessControlledMetadataObject.)
	GetAccessControlList(String)	Gets the access control list for this metadata object by using a setting identifier. (Inherited from AccessControlledMetadataObject.)
	GetById	Gets the Action by using the Action identifier.
	GetHashCode	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	(Inherited from Object.)
	MergeXml	Reads the Action definition from the specified resource XML for the specified external content type, and then merges its properties, localized names, and access control entries with the existing Action in the metadata store.
	Read	Reads this Action from the database and refreshes its contents ignoring any changes since the last time it was read. (Overrides MetadataObject.Read().)
	ReadCommon	This member is reserved for internal use and is not intended to be used directly from your code. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	ReadXml	Reads the Action definition from the specified metadata XML for the specified external content type.
	ToString	(Inherited from Object.)
	Update	Updates the object. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteSlicedXml	Writes a sliced XML fragment in the metadata store. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXml(PackageContents)	Returns the XML representation of the MetadataObject. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)
	WriteXml(PackageContents, String)	Returns the XML representation of the MetadataObject, which is generated using the properties, localized names, and access control entries from the specified setting. (Inherited from MetadataObject.)

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Reference

Action Class

Microsoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.Administration Namespace