Configuration Manager Group Action

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Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager

In System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, the Group action creates a menu group, also known as a submenu, for related actions.

The following attributes and elements are specific to an action that creates a group of context menu items:

  • The <ActionDescription> element Class attribute is set to Group.

  • The <DisplayName> attribute is the group name displayed in the context menu.

  • The <GroupAsRegion> Boolean attribute specifies whether or not to display this group as a region on the ribbon bar.

  • The <ActionGroups> element is a list of actions (<ActionDescription> elements) displayed in the context menu group.

Group Action XML

The following XML demonstrates a group of actions named New Group Name:

<ActionDescription Class="Group" GroupAsRegion="true" DisplayName="New Group Name" MnemonicDisplayName="MnemonicNewGroupName" Description="NewGroupNameDescription">  <ShowOn>      <string>DefaultContextualTab</string> <!-- RIBBON -->     <string>ContextMenu</string> <!-- Context Menu -->   </ShowOn>       <ActionGroups>
    <ActionDescription Class="Executable" DisplayName="Test Action (execute)" MnemonicDisplayName="A test item" Description="A test item Description">          <ShowOn>          <string>DefaultContextualTab</string> <!-- RIBBON -->         <string>ContextMenu</string> <!-- Context Menu -->      </ShowOn>         <Executable>
      <FilePath>https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=67307</FilePath>
    </Executable>
    </ActionDescription>
    <ActionDescription Class="Report" DisplayName="Test Action (report)" MnemonicDisplayName="Mnemonic" Description="Description">
    <ShowOn>         <string>DefaultContextualTab</string> <!-- RIBBON -->        <string>ContextMenu</string> <!-- Context Menu -->      </ShowOn>            <ReportDescription Id="05874720-1D08-4CF7-B182-5F9D065BEAE5">
      </ReportDescription>
    </ActionDescription>
  </ActionGroups>
</ActionDescription>

See Also

About Configuration Manager Console Actions
How to Create a Configuration Manager Action
How to Find a Configuration Manager Console Node GUID