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Defining actions
 
Format for defining actions
Invoking an action from another action
Specifying actions in event definitions
Using action type variables
Actions are similar to procedures.
A monitor can define any number of actions. Finding an event, or pattern of events, of interest can trigger an action.
You can also trigger an action by invoking it from inside another action. You can also declare an action as part of an event type definition, and then call that action on an instance of that event.
The topics below provide information about defining actions.