Global Action

The definition of a global action is used to describe actions which do not belong to a certain type, for example, element type or filter type.

There are two types of global actions: workbench actions and editor actions.

Workbench actions:
- Appear in the Eclipse menu bar and additionally under the sub menu Global actions of the application in the Application Explorer view.
- Have action context (initial property values) which are created from the user’s selection.

Note: As a result of an existing restriction in Eclipse 4.x, global actions are currently not shown in the Eclipse menu bar.

Editor actions:
- Appear in the context menus of text editors.
- Have action contexts which are created from the opened element and the selection in the editor (depending on the modeled rules).
  See Global Action is an Editor Action for more information.

It is not guaranteed that the Editor Actions are visible in all Eclipse editors. It depends on the Editor provider. Editor Actions are displayed in the context menu of the following editors:

The Micro Focus COBOL editor in Visual COBOL.
All standard Eclipse text editors (including the Java, XML, and Text editors).

Attribute	Type	Description
ID *	ID	The ID of the global action.
TargetID *	Action Descriptor	Reference to an action descriptor.
ISA Editor Action [C]	ISA_Editor_Action	Complex attribute for editor actions. See Global Action is an Editor Action for more information.
ISA Workbench Action [C]	ISA_Workbench_Action	Complex attribute for workbench actions. See Global Action is a Workbench Action for more information.
Visible Condition [O]	ActionVisible-Condition	This complex attribute lets you specify when the action is shown in the menu bar or the editor's context menu.
Enabled Condition [O]	ActionEnabled-Condition	This complex attribute lets you specify when the action is activated. If the Enabled Condition does not apply the action is disabled.
Label [O]	String	Specifies the global action label that appears in context menus or the menu bar. If not specified, the referenced action descriptor label is used.
Separator After [o]	Boolean	Specifies whether to insert a separator line behind the menu bar or context menu entry. The default value is false.
Submenu [O]	String	The name of a submenu in which the action should appear. If not specified, the action is created as a top level menu entry.
Icon [O]	Icon	The icon of the global action to display in menus.