# name Attribute (action Element)

The unique name of the action as specified by the Microsoft BizTalk 2003 Human Workflow Services (HWS) workflow designer.

## Type

`xsf:xdHWSname`

## Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
action | Contains the information for an individual action.

## Definition

    <xsd:attribute name="name" type="xsf:xdHWSname" use="required" ></xsd:attribute>

## Remarks

The name attribute is a required attribute of the action element.

The name is used for the onClick event of the corresponding button in the Workflow task pane.

Note This item is not supported when the Disable Service Pack features option on the Advanced tab of the Options dialog box in InfoPath is selected or when Microsoft Office 2003 Editions Service Pack 1 or later is not installed. Any form defined by a form definition file (.xsf) that includes this item cannot be opened in InfoPath when service pack features are disabled or unavailable.

## Example

The following is an example of the name attribute as it is used in the action element:

    <xsf:hwsWorkflow taskpaneVisible="yes">
       <xsf:location url="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx" />
       <xsf:allowedActions>
          <xsf:action  name="approval" actionTypeID="123"
             canInitiateWorkflow="yes" caption="Get   Approval" />
          <xsf:action  name="delegate"   actionTypeID="234"
             canInitiateWorkflow="no" caption="Delegate" />
       </xsf:allowedActions>
       <xsf:allowedTasks>
          <xsf:task name="getManagerApproval"  taskTypeID="435"
             caption="Send Response" />
          <xsf:task name="getVPApproval" taskTypeID="436"
             caption ="Send   Response" />
          <xsf:task name="delegateToManager" taskTypeID="420"
             caption="Respond" />
       </xsf:allowedTasks>
    </xsf:hwsWorkflow>

    <xsf:hwsAdapter   name="Start Approval"
       wsdlUrl="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx?WSDL"
       submitAllowed="yes"  queryAllowed="no">
       <xsf:hwsOperation type="addActionToNewActivityFlow"   typeID="{guid}"
          serviceUrl="http://www.contoso.com/hwsservice/hwsservice.asmx">
          <xsf:input source="HWSMessage1.xml">
             <xsf:partFragment match="/ns1:HWSMessage/ActionSection/param1"
                replaceWith="/my:myFields/my:param1" />
             <xsf:partFragment match="/ns1:HWSMessage/ActionSection/param2"
                replaceWith="/a:some/b:thing" dataObject="Aux1" />
          </xsf:input>
       </xsf:hwsOperation>
    </xsf:hwsAdapter>

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