Creating workflow actions

Workflow actions allow us to create custom actions based on the values in search results. The two supported actions either run a search or link to a URL.

Running a new search using values from an event

To build a workflow action, navigate to Manager | Fields | Workflow actions and click on New. You are presented with this form:

Let's walk through the following fields:

• Destination app: This is the app where the workflow action definition will live.

• Name: This is the name used in configuration files. This name cannot contain spaces, but underscores are fine.

• Label: This is what will appear in the menu. It can contain variables. In this case, we have included $user$, which will be populated with the value of the user field from the event.

• Apply only to the following fields: This workflow action will only appear on an event if all fields specified in this list have a value. Show action in will determine which menus can contain the workflow action.

• Apply only to the following...