---
title: "Create post action"
slug: "create-post-action-fuzzy-duplicate-check"
description: "Learn how to define post actions in Data Entry Workflow steps, including running menu items and managing synchronous or asynchronous actions in D365 F&SCM."
tags: ["Task", "Data Entry Wokflow", "DEW"]
updated: 2026-07-06T13:09:20Z
published: 2026-07-06T13:09:20Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/create-post-action-fuzzy-duplicate-check"
---

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# Create post action

You can define post actions to run a menu item for a data entry workflow step in one of these cases:

- The step is the last step of the data entry workflow template. The defined actions are done when the workflow is finished.
- For the step, the Transfer to target field is set to Yes. The defined actions are done when entered data is transferred to the target.

### Steps

1. Go to **Data entry workflow** > **Design** > **Data entry workflow templates**.
2. In the list, click the link of the desired data entry workflow template.
3. Click **Edit**.
4. In the **Workflow diagram** section, select the desired step.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note**
> 
> - Make sure the **Steps** section is in edit mode.
> - You can also select the desired step in the **Steps** section, in the tree.
5. In the **Steps** section, click the **Post actions tab**.
6. Click **Add**.
7. In the **Short description** field, type a value.
8. As a post action, you can run a menu item of one of these action types:

In the **Action type** field, select an option.
  - **Action**
  - **Display**
9. Select the menu item that you want to run as post action.

In the **Source menu item** field, enter or select a value.
10. You can change the menu item label.

In the **Menu item label** field, type a value.
11. You can use a workflow document record as an argument for the menu item.

Whether and how an argument record is applied depends on the **Action** type:

In the **Argument record** field, enter or select a value.
  - **Display**: With an argument record defined, the menu item opens the related form with the focus on the record that is entered in the data entry workflow. If no argument record is defined, just the form is opened.
  - **Action**: The code of the menu item and menu item process defines if an argument record is required. So, check the code before selecting an argument record.
12. Click **Save**.
13. By default, a post action is run synchronously. This means, when the post action is run, you must wait till it is finished before you can continue working in D365 F&SCM.

If the **Action type** is **Action**, you can choose to run the post action asynchronously. This means, the post action is run in the background. So, you can continue working in D365 F&SCM.

In the **Run mode** field, select an option.