# Action Icon

The Action icon represents an action method that you define in the page flow controller class. An action method can perform control logic such as forwarding the user to a new JSP or another page flow. On the Flow View canvas, the direction of the connecting arrow is significant:

An arrow from an Action to a JSP page or JPF page flow indicates that the result of the action will load the target. For example:

An arrow from a JSP page icon to an action icon indicates that the action is raised on the JSP page. For example:

To draw a connecting arrow from one icon to a related icon (such as from an Action icon to a JSP Page icon), hover your cursor near the edge of the first icon. When the connecting square boxes appear, move the cursor to the target icon. When the arrow appears, the drawing is similar to the following example:

Note: In some cases, the Flow View will display a "ghost" icon, where the icon is shown in a lighter color. For information about ghost icons, see the Ghost Icons and Subsequest Steps section of the Summary of Flow View Icons topic.

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Begin Action Icon

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JavaServer Page (JSP) Icon

Page Flow Icon

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Guide to Building Page Flows

Page Flow and JSP Reference