# 2 Actions

#### Overview

If you want some operations taking place as a result of events (for
example, notifications sent), you need to configure actions.

Actions can be defined for the events of all three sources:

-   Triggers - when trigger status changes
-   Discovery - when discovery takes place
-   Auto registration - when new active agents auto-register

#### Configuring an action

To configure an action, do the following:

-   Go to *Configuration → Actions*
-   From the *Event source* dropdown select the required source
-   Click on *Create action*
-   Set general action attributes
-   Choose the
    [operation](/manual/config/notifications/action/operation) to carry
    out, in Operations tab
-   Choose the
    [conditions](/manual/config/notifications/action/conditions) upon
    which the operation is carried out, in Conditions tab

General action attributes:

![](../../../../assets/en/manual/config/action.png)

|Parameter|Description|
|---------|-----------|
|*Name*|Unique action name.|
|*Default operation step duration*|Duration of one operation step by default (minimum 60 seconds).<br>For example, an hour-long step duration means that if an operation is carried out, an hour will pass before the next step.<br>Naming before Zabbix 2.0.2: *Default escalation period*|
|*Default subject*|Default message subject. The subject may contain [macros](/manual/config/notifications/action/operation/macros).|
|*Default message*|Default message. The message may contain [macros](/manual/config/notifications/action/operation/macros).|
|*Recovery message*|Mark the checkbox to turn on a *Recovery message*.<br>*Recovery message* is a special way of getting notified for a resolved problem. If turned on, only a **single** message with a custom subject/body is sent if trigger value changes to OK.<br>*Note*: To receive a recovery message, "Trigger value=*Problem*" must be present in action [conditions](/manual/config/notifications/action/conditions); "Trigger value=*OK*", however, must not be present. (If "Trigger value=*OK*" is set, the recovery message will not work; instead you will get a full escalation of defined messages and/or remote commands in the same way as for a problem situation).<br>*Recovery message* will be sent only to those who received any messages regarding the problem before.|
|*Recovery subject*|Recovery message subject. It may contain macros.|
|*Recovery message*|Recovery message. It may contain macros. Starting with Zabbix 2.0.4, recovery message can also be left empty.|
|*Enabled*|Mark the checkbox to enable the action. Otherwise it will be disabled.|