Create an Activity Action

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title: Create an Activity Action
description: Following is procedure to create an activity action.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Security Incident Response
classification: security-incident-response
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Example Activity Definition: Send email, Activity Definitions, Use, Security Incident Response Workspace, Security Incident Response, Enterprise security case management applications, Security Operations]
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# Create an Activity Action

Following is procedure to create an activity action.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_si.admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Playbook Experiences** > **Actions** > **Activity Actions**.

    \[Omitted image "activity-ctions.png"\] Alt text: Creating an Activity Action

2.  Select **New**.

    Refer to the [ServiceNow AI Platform](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/now-platform/now-platform-landing.md) documentation to know how to create these actions. In this example, Skip is implemented as a server script.

3.  **Playbook override:**

    You can also override the existing activity experience type. For more information, see ServiceNow AI Platform documentation. No Playbook overrides are added in this example.


**Parent Topic:**[Example Activity Definition: Send email](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/security-management/security-incident-response/example-activity-definition-send-email.md)