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title: "Adding User Actions with a Page/Dashboard with the Action Bars Component"
slug: "adding-user-actions-with-the-action-bars-component"
updated: 2025-06-17T17:02:15Z
published: 2025-06-17T17:02:15Z
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# Adding User Actions with a Page/Dashboard with the Action Bars Component

## Overview

Using the **Actions****Bar**component in the**Page/Dashboard Designer** allows users the ability to create a custom Action Bar that is aware of the context of the **Folder**that the Dashboard is being applied to. This coupled with the use of **Folder****Extensions**can be used to create an Action Bar that consists of user-defined custom **User****Actions**. The following document demonstrates how to accomplish this task by configuring an Action Bar component on a custom Dashboard for a Folder Extension.

Additional InformationNote that the following document involves the use of Folder Extensions. For more information on Folder Extensions, see [Folder Extension Data Structures](/v9/docs/creating-folder-extension-data-structures). 

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## Example

1. Navigate to a **Designer****Project**and select CREATE DATATYPES/INTEGRATION on the **Global****Action****Bar.**
2. From the Create DataTypes/Integration window, scroll to a select **Folder****Extension**.
3. Provide the desired **Structure** **Type****Name**. Then define at least one property by providing a **Name**and selecting the desired **Type**from the dropdown.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-17_12h55_46.png)
4. Under the **Properties**for the entire Folder Extension, under BEHAVIOR, enable **Show in Tree**, then under ACTIONS, enable **Show Add With Data**, **Show Delete Action**, and**Show Edit Action**. Then, click SAVE.![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-17_12h57_05.png)
5. After the Folder Extension has successfully compiled, right-click the Designer Project and select **Add > Entity [User Defined] > [NAMEOFSTRUCTURE]**.  ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-17_12h58_49.png)
6. From the next window, provide a Name, and if desired some Data, then click OK.
7. Navigate to the Folder Extension's **Configuration****Folder**, and select **CREATE PAGE > Create Page/Dashboard**and CREATE a new Page. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-17_12h59_35.png)
8. From the Page Designer, under**Toolbox > ACTIONS**, add an **Actions****Bar**component to the Page. Design the rest of the Page as desired, then **Save**and close via **X**. Additional Information on Actions Bar Note that the**Actions Bar** component provides a view of all the Actions within the right-click menu for the Folder Extension.  
It is expected behavior for actions on the Report Action Bar to not be applied as a Group Action on the Report.

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9. Back in the Configuration Folder, select**USER ACTIONS > Create User Action**, then CREATE a new **User****Action**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/6ef8bcc1-6489-4486-9ad1-83acff7e5df0/Images/Documentation/2025-06-17_13h01_56.png)
10. From the **Flow****Designer**, design the **Action** as desired, then Save the Flow, and close via X.
11. Repeat the Action, creating more User Actions as needed/desired.
12. Navigate to the previously created Folder for the Folder Extension and open the Dashboard view. Verify that all the created User Actions are displayed on the Actions Bar and test them to ensure that they are functioning properly.