Configuration Manager Group Action

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Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

In Configuration Manager 2007, 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> element is the group name displayed in the context menu.

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

See Also

Concepts

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