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List of Transition Actions

The following workflow actions can be configured for transitions:

Option	Description	How to Configure	Prerequisites
Bridge to Another Workflow	Transitions the content item to the initial workstate of a different workflow. : This action cancels the original transition. If selected and executed, the CMS doesn't carry out this transition or succeeding transitions and actions. To ensure the appropriate transitions and actions carry out, place this action last in the transition. Place the transition that contains this action last in the workstate-transition relationship cycle.	Select an existing workflow to bridge in Workflow drop-down list.	The action assumes other workflows exist.
Check In	Checks in the lastest version of the content item to the publishing target(s). Check In executes before the transition. By specifying publishing targets, you can select the environments to publish content. Your selection affects which publishing targets include the latest version of the content items. For example, you may check in an updated page to a test environment without sending it to production. : All targets are selected for update by default.	See Picking Publishing Targets for details.	The action assumes publishing targets exist.
Check Out	Checks out the content item to the associated user. [[are content items checked out to groups??] Check Out executes before the transition.	Be sure to click the Confirm plus (+) button to activate the action. No configuration required.	n/a
Custom	Executes the custom action via the COM interface and the plugins folder of the CMS. The result of executing this action determines which transition to carry out. A custom action requires a ProgID and a Method value. If a custom DLL requires that additional information be passed on, additional attributes and their values can be added via the Add Custom Attribute field.	See Configuring the Custom Action for details.	The action assumes custom action files exist.
External Client	Launches the model dialog via the dialog URL. The result of this dialog determines which transition to carry out. The action calls an ASP or other web-based file to execute prior to the completion of the transition.	See Configuring the External Client Action for details.	The action assumes applicable an ASP or a web-based file exists.
Mark for Publish	Marks the content item for publish in the publishing target(s). Mark for Publish executes before moving to the next workstate. You can configure the mark for publish action to publish content items before transitioning to the next workstate. Similar to the Check In action, the Mark for Publish action automatically publishes content as part of the workflow. For example, you may use this action for sites that employ test environments. You can test new content in one environment while an older version of the content remains marked for publish to the live environment. Note All publishing targets are marked by default.	See Picking Publishing Targets for details.	The action assumes publishing targets exist.
Modify Page Lifetime	Allows modification of the content item's life cycle (i.e., changes the start and end date values). The change executes before the transition.	This action requires two attributes, Start Date and End Date. User the graphical calendar interface to choose the start and end date values.	n/a
Publish	Performs a single content item incremental publish (the current content item and all dependencies modified since the last publish). The publish executes before the transition.	See Picking Publishing Targets for details.	The action assumes publishing targets exist.
Revert to Version	Reverts the content item to the marked for publish version of the publishing target(s). Revert to a previous versions of content items may be useful in workflow scenarios. For example, a content approver may dismiss a revised page in favor of the last published page version. To facilitate this scenario, you can include a Revert to Version action in the workflow transition. The Revert to Version action points to a selected publishing target. When the action executes in a content item, the content item checks out and its content reverts to the previous version marked for the publishing target. When the action finishes, the page remains checked out to the current user. Note If no previous version of the content item marked for the publishing target exists, the action does nothing.	See Picking Publishing Targets for details.	The action assumes publishing targets exist.
Send Mail	Sends a notification email prior to transition to a user group not otherwise associated with the transition. The email sends before the transition. Sends a notification email prior to transition to a user group not otherwise associated with the transition.	Select a group in the Group ID field to receive email notifications.	The action assumes SMTP is configured.
Unmark for Publish	Unmarks the content item for publish in the publishing target(s). Note All publishing targets are unmarked by default.	See Picking Publishing Targets for details.	The action assumes publishing targets exist.