{"id":66031,"date":"2024-03-25T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T05:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/?page_id=66031"},"modified":"2025-07-08T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:16:27","slug":"entry-actions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/entry-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Entry Actions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"left-bar\">This article applies to version 4.14 and later of IFS OI Explorer. Note, some screenshots on this page may be of earlier versions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"overview\">Entry Actions are supplementary actions that can be used on entries, and are a feature of A-Plus and Shift Log.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-yellow\">Actions are used in <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/aplus\/\">A-Plus<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/shift-log\/\">Shift Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Which entry actions are available varies, and depends on the type and state of a particular entry. In addition, some actions are found in the entry dialog, some in the entries table, and some in both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The entry actions are accessed through the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66081\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18ccc026.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18ccc026.png 77w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18ccc026-48x16.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 25px) 100vw, 25px\" \/> icon, which is on the right side of the selected entry in the entries table, and in the upper right corner in the entry dialog.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 70%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 35%;\">\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Entry actions menu in the entry dialog:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18d7f5c7.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66085\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18d7f5c7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18d7f5c7.png 344w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18d7f5c7-140x150.png 140w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18d7f5c7-45x48.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 35%;\">\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Entry actions menu in the entries table:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18eaec07.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-66093\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18eaec07.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18eaec07.png 317w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18eaec07-137x150.png 137w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Snag_18eaec07-44x48.png 44w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 15%; text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0Application<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><strong>Entry Action<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%; vertical-align: middle; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; text-align: left;\" rowspan=\"3\"><strong>A-Plus<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/aplus\/splitting-events\/\">Split<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Entries, also known as events in A-Plus, can be split into two separate entries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/aplus\/splitting-events\/#Unsplit_Events\">Unsplit<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Entries that have been split, can be unsplit or rejoined.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/adding-editing-and-deleting-entries\/#Delete_an_Entry\">Delete this Event<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog &amp; entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Deletes the selected event.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 15%; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;\" rowspan=\"6\"><strong>Shift Log<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/share-entry\/\">Share this Entry<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog &amp; entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">An entry can be shared to the Summary form of selected Workbooks, and\/or a Workbook entries table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\">Copy Description Text\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog &amp; entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Copies the contents of the system description field to the clipboard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/adding-editing-and-deleting-entries\/#Delete_an_Entry\">Delete this Entry<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog &amp; entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Deletes selected entry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Create_Action\">Create Action<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">\n<p>Creates actions that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Create_New_Entry\">Add new entries to Workbooks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Share_Entry\">Share entries to Workbook tables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Share_Summary\">Share entries to summary tables<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Edit_or_Delete_Action\">Edit Action<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">How to edit or delete existing actions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 20%; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/#Use_Action\">Use Created Actions<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: left;\">Entry dialog &amp; entries table<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 40%;\">Access created actions from the entry dialog or entries table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"left-bar\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/share-entry\/\">Share Entry<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/create-and-edit-actions\/\">Create and Edit Actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entry Actions are supplementary actions that can be used on entries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-entries\/entry-actions\/\">Read more<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":66296,"parent":64014,"menu_order":31,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1150,621,566,1212,845,1210,759,1208,1116],"class_list":["post-66031","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explainer","tag-action","tag-copy","tag-delete","tag-edit","tag-entry","tag-share","tag-split","tag-summary","tag-unsplit","Version-4-14","Product-ap","Product-case","Product-shiftlog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66031"}],"version-history":[{"count":81,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70051,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66031\/revisions\/70051"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}