# Data Type Actions

**URL:** <https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124>\
**Category:** User Experience\
**Tags:** user-experience, case-management, pega-platform\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124 "2024-08-22T12:58:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![SameeraS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SameeraS](https://forums.pega.com/u/SameeraS)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/1 "2024-08-22T12:58:26Z")

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Does anyone know whether we can add user-defined actions under the “Actions” on Data Types?

 ![DataTypeActions.png](https://pega1.discourse-cdn.com/pega/original/2X/4/46def9d0d6f885e0b3239fe88f7a749ddaa7ab4f.png)

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**Author:** ![RameshSangili](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/rameshsangili/32/22508_2.png) [@RameshSangili](https://forums.pega.com/u/RameshSangili)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/2 "2024-08-22T14:23:45Z")

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@SameeraS

Yes, that’s correct.

You can configure actions to create the case from the Data type. Please find more details in the below link,

> **[Pegasystems Documentation](https://docs.pega.com/bundle/platform/page/platform/data-integration/working-optional-actions-data-types.html)**

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**Author:** ![SameeraS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SameeraS](https://forums.pega.com/u/SameeraS)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/3 "2024-08-22T14:37:42Z")

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@RameshSangili

Other than “Case Create” action, can we define **New User Actions**?

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**Author:** ![RameshSangili](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/rameshsangili/32/22508_2.png) [@RameshSangili](https://forums.pega.com/u/RameshSangili)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/4 "2024-08-22T15:20:58Z")

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@SameeraS

Yes, that’s correct.

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**Author:** ![SameeraS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SameeraS](https://forums.pega.com/u/SameeraS)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/5 "2024-08-22T15:55:52Z")

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@RameshSangili

Can you please let me know what are the rules that I should create if I need to implement a Custom User Action?

Otherwise a documentation which guides me through Custom User Action please?

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**Author:** ![RameshSangili](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/rameshsangili/32/22508_2.png) [@RameshSangili](https://forums.pega.com/u/RameshSangili)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/6 "2024-08-23T12:51:51Z")

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@SameeraS

I’m sorry, Optional action from data type allows ONLY to create the case as of now.

Thanks,

Ramesh

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**Author:** ![SameeraS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@SameeraS](https://forums.pega.com/u/SameeraS)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/7 "2024-08-23T13:48:35Z")

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@RameshSangili

Okay. This is not an extension point then. Thanks for the info Ramesh.

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**Author:** ![choky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/pega/user_avatar/forums.pega.com/choky/32/8101_2.png) [@choky](https://forums.pega.com/u/choky)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.pega.com/t/data-type-actions/8124/8 "2025-04-04T17:37:13Z")

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@SameeraS - New feature to update the data object using flow actions is now available from 24.2.

Please check the below documentation.

> **[Pegasystems Documentation](https://docs.pega.com/bundle/platform/page/platform/data-integration/updating-details-in-data-types.html)**