Actions Schema Reference (WorkflowInfo)
Applies to: SharePoint 2016 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Online | SharePoint Server 2013
The Actions schema that is used to validate custom .ACTIONS files does not actually exist in the form of an .xsd file on the server file system. The following XML is only a representation of that schema, to ease development. Valid values have been furnished where available and strings that represent the type of data that is required for an attribute have also been provided.
Note
This schema reference is for XML development purposes and should be used only when creating .ACTIONS files in a developer environment, not a production environment. This XML has been formatted for readability.
Actions schema example
<xs:schema elementFormDefault="qualified"
xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
<xs:element name="WorkflowInfo">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Conditions">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Default"
type="defaultElementType"
maxOccurs="1"
minOccurs="0" />
<xs:element name="Condition"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="RuleDesigner"
type="ruleDesignerType" />
<xs:element name="Parameters"
type="parametersType" />
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Type">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Advanced" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Name">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Name
displayed Workflow editor."/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="AppliesTo"
type="appliesToTypes" />
<xs:attribute name="UsesCurrentItem"
type="xs:boolean" />
<xs:attribute name="FunctionName">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Boolean
method
implemented
in class" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Assembly">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration
value="Assembly.Name,
Version=0.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=PublicKeyToken" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="ClassName">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Namespace
Qualified
class name"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:choice>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="And">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="and" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Or">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="or" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="When">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="If" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Else">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Else If" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Not" >
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="not" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="Actions">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Default"
type="defaultElementType" />
<xs:element name="Action">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:choice minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:element name="Parameters"
type="parametersType" />
<xs:element name="RuleDesigner"
type="ruleDesignerType" />
</xs:choice>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Name">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Name displayed
in workflow editor" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="ClassName">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Namespace qualified
class name" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Assembly">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration
value="Assembly.Name,
Version=0.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=PublicKeyToken" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Category">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Filter
category" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="CreatesTask"
type="xs:boolean" />
<xs:attribute name="CreatesInList">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Parameter name
containing ID
of list" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="AppliesTo"
type="appliesToTypes" />
<xs:attribute name="ListModeration"
type="xs:boolean" />
<xs:attribute name="UsesCurrentItem"
type="xs:boolean" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:choice>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Sequential">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="then" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Parallel">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="and" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Language">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="en-us" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
<xs:complexType name="ruleDesignerType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="FieldBind" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Option"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="TypeFilter"
type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="UnaryHides"
type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="Value" type="xs:string" />
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Field">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Parameter name that this
FieldBind maps to" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="OperatorTypeFrom">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Parameter that an Operator
derives its type from" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="TypeFrom">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Parameter that non-
Operator derives its type
from" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Function" type="xs:boolean" />
<xs:attribute name="Value">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Reserved for future use" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="DesignerType">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Bool" />
<xs:enumeration value="ChooseDoclibItem" />
<xs:enumeration value="ChooseListItem" />
<xs:enumeration value="CreateListItem" />
<xs:enumeration value="Date" />
<xs:enumeration value="Dropdown" />
<xs:enumeration value="Email" />
<xs:enumeration value="fieldNames" />
<xs:enumeration value="float" />
<xs:enumeration value="hyperlink" />
<xs:enumeration value="Integer" />
<xs:enumeration value="ListNames" />
<xs:enumeration value="Operator" />
<xs:enumeration value="ParameterNames" />
<xs:enumeration value="Person" />
<xs:enumeration value="SinglePerson" />
<xs:enumeration value="stringbuilder" />
<xs:enumeration value="Survey" />
<xs:enumeration value="Text" />
<xs:enumeration value="TextArea" />
<xs:enumeration value="UpdateListItem" />
<xs:enumeration value="writablefieldNames" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Id">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Unique positive Integer" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Text">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Text to be displayed
as a hyperlink" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
<xs:attribute name="Sentence">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Sentence to be displayed to the
workflow editor" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="defaultElementType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="RuleDesigner" type="ruleDesignerType" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="parametersType">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="Parameter"
minOccurs="0"
maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence />
<xs:attribute name="Type" type="xs:string" />
<xs:attribute name="Direction">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="In" />
<xs:enumeration value="Out" />
<xs:enumeration value="Optional" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="Name">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Parameter name referred to in
FieldBind Field attribute" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
<xs:attribute name="InitialValue">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Initial value displayed
by FieldBind control" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:attribute>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="appliesToTypes">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="list" />
<xs:enumeration value="doclib" />
<xs:enumeration value="all" />
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:schema>
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