The <action> element contains an expression that defines either a rule response action or a life cycle action.
Refer to Variables for information about the variables that can be used in expressions. The use of certain variables is dependent on the context of the expression.
<action> has the following attributes:
Name | Description | Data type | Required? |
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expressionLanguage | Identifies the programming language in which the expression is written. Because the Java™ programming language is the only supported expression language, the only valid value for this attribute is java. | xsd:NMTOKEN | Yes |
name | Identifies the action. This identifier can be useful for troubleshooting purposes, especially if it is a unique name among all <action> elements that are defined for a specific rule response or life cycle action. | xsd:NMTOKEN | No |
<action> contains no elements.