Create Action item form for crisis events

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title: Create Action item form for crisis events
description: Use the Create Action item form in the BCM Configurable Workspace to add action items about a crisis event.
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# Create Action item form for crisis events

Use the Create Action item form in the BCM Configurable Workspace to add action items about a crisis event.

## Create Action item form

For a description of the field values, see the table.

<table id="table_FloorForm"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Details tab

</td></tr><tr><td>

Number

</td><td>

Auto-assigned number for the action item record, for example, EVNITM0010020.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Short description

</td><td>

Short description of the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Description

</td><td>

Detailed description of the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

State

</td><td>

Auto-assigned state of the action item record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Type

</td><td>

Type of the action item to choose from. Available options are:-   **Task**
-   **Assessment**

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assessment template

</td><td>

Template based on the Smart Assessment Engine.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Assignment details

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assignment group

</td><td>

Assignment group that the action item is assigned to.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Additional assignee list

</td><td>

Additional assignee list for the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Assigned to

</td><td>

User that the action item is assigned to.

</td></tr><tr><td class="sub-head" colspan="2">

Timeline

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual start

</td><td>

Actual start date and time for the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual time taken

</td><td>

Actual time taken for the action item in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Actual end

</td><td>

Actual end date and time for the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Due date

</td><td>

Due date for the action item.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Collaboration thread

</td><td>

Collaboration thread that this action item belongs to, populated automatically when the action item is created from a collaboration thread's **Action items** tab.

</td></tr></tbody>
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