Actions in PCG determine the pages for working on the module. There are many actions type in PCG and based on the action type you will get different options to set.
Create action: This action provide a page for adding new entries to the module. (Example: Signup action on User module, creates a new entry in the user module)
Update action: This action provide a page for updating existing entries in the module. (Example: Activate action on User module, update the status field in the user module as Active)
Delete action: This action provide a page for deleting an entry from the module.
View action: This action provide a page for displaying single entry in the module. (Example: View Profile action on User module, display many fields of a single user in one page)
Report action: This action provide a page for displaying multiple entries from the module in table or repeating panel view. (Example: List all users action on User module, display many users in single page. Pagination option is available to limit the number of entries per page)
Search action: This action is similar to Report action with additional search option. Two way of searching is available. Global search means one search box for searching on all the selected fields, individual search means individual search fields for each selected field in the search page.
Grid action: This action is similar to Report action but data is loaded in grid using Knockout JS model generated. Inline editing, pagination, and search are possible. All the operations are happening through AJAX without loading the page.
RSS Feed Action: This action provides RSS feed for the module entries.
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