Insert Child Object Action

•About the Insert Child Object Action

•Parameters

•Actions

•Example: Using the Insert Child Object Action

•Graphical Action Designer: Create a Child Record Quick Action

About the Insert Child Object Action

The Insert Child Object action inserts a child business object into a form or list, such as a new incident, field value, or a note.

This action is listed as Create a Child Record in the Graphical Action Designer.

Use this action to add levels of granularity, constructing additional expressions restricting the viewing and usage of the action to certain field states.

Parameters

Some parameter field names may differ slightly in the Graphical Action Designer UI.

Field	Description
Enter action name	A unique name for the action.
Enter action description	Optional. A description of what the action does.
Enter category	Optional. The category. Select from the drop-down list.
Child Object	The child business object to insert. Select from the drop-down list. The fields that appear are based on this value.
Field Name	The name of the field.
Field Value	The value of the field.
Web UI parameters	Generally for internal use only.   Only used to post the object to the Social Board. This field takes only one expression: {socialshare:true, elementId: $(elementId)}.   For example, in the Incident business object, this field is used in the Post Social message associated with Incident action.

Actions

Button	Action
or + Add Field	Adds a field to the list.
	Removes a field from the list. To delete a field in the Graphical Action Designer, click "X"at the top right of the Field Name entry in the Block section of Settings.
Save	Commits your settings.
Cancel	Exits without saving.