In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, the executable action runs a program or opens a file by using the program registered with Windows for that file type.

The following attributes and elements are specific to an action that runs a program:

Sample Executable Action XML

 

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<ActionDescription Class="Executable" DisplayName="Test Action (execute)" MnemonicDisplayName="A test item" Description="A test item Description">
  <ShowOn>
	<string>DefaultHomeTab</string>
	<string>ContextMenu</string>
  </ShowOn>
  <!--<ResourceAssembly>
	<Assembly>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.Properties.Resources.resources</Type>
  </ResourceAssembly>-->
  <!--<ImagesDescription>
	<ExternalImage>
	<Assembly>AdminUI.Package.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.Package.SmsPackageUtils</Type>
	<Method>ShowPackageLockedIcon</Method>
	</ExternalImage>
	<ResourceAssembly>
	<Assembly>AdminUI.UIResources.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.UIResources.Properties.Resources.resources</Type>
	</ResourceAssembly>
	<ImageResourceName>New</ImageResourceName>
  </ImagesDescription>-->
  <!--<ImagesDescription AliasProperty="OwnedByThisSite">
	<ResourceAssembly>
	<Assembly>AdminUI.UIResources.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.UIResources.Properties.Resources.resources</Type>
	</ResourceAssembly>
	<AliasResourceAssembly>
	<Assembly>AdminUI.UIResources.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.UIResources.SMS_Collection-OwnedByThisSite.resources</Type>
	</AliasResourceAssembly>
	<ImageResourceName>CollectionsIcon</ImageResourceName>
  </ImagesDescription>-->
  <!--<ActionStateAssembly>
	<Assembly>AdminUI.Report.dll</Assembly>
	<Type>Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.AdminConsole.Report.ReportsUtilityClass</Type>
	<Method>EnableReportMenu</Method>
	 -->
  <!--Method signature: public static bool EnableMenu(object sender, ScopeNode scopeNode, ActionDescription action, ResultObjectBase resultObject)-->
  <!--
  </ActionStateAssembly>-->
  <!--<InstancePermissions>
	<SecurityFlagsDetailDescription BitName="Delete" BitValue="4" DependsOn="1" />
  </InstancePermissions>-->
  <!--<MatchPattern>[^1]</MatchPattern>
  <MatchValueToTest>##SUB:Order##</MatchValueToTest>-->
  <Executable>
	<FilePath>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=67307</FilePath>
  </Executable>
</ActionDescription>

Other elements and attributes are documented in ActionDescription.

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