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title: "Automations and Actions (On-Premises)"
slug: "automations-and-actions-on-premises"
updated: 2026-03-17T14:36:55Z
published: 2026-03-17T14:36:55Z
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# Automations and Actions (On-Premises)

This elective course takes a deeper dive into how automations and the underlying actions are created.

You will receive a Certificate of Completion at the conclusion of this course. There is no certification exam for this elective course.

[Sign in](https://academy.lakesidesoftware.com/elective-automations-and-actions-on-premises-version) as a SysTrack customer to start this course.

## Prerequisite

SysTrack Administrator course

## Course Objective

- Describe the difference between an automation and action
- Create an action by editing the metadata file and using the Action Builder executable (LSActionBuilder.exe)
- Approve and enable an action
- Associate an action with an automation
- Schedule an automation to run when a sensor is triggered
- Run an automation manually
- Import and export automations and actions

## Course Outline

- Introduction
  - Course Overview
  - Concept Review
    - What are sensors, automations and actions?
- Creating and Approving Actions
  - Actions and Action Building
    - Components of an action
  - Action Examples
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - LSActionBuilder.exe
  - Approving and Enabling Actions
    - Approving actions
    - Enabling / Disabling / Deleting actions
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - Configure: Automations and Collection Extensions > Action Governance
- Working with Automations
  - Creating an Automation and Assigning an Action
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - Configure: Automations and Collection Extensions > Automations
  - Schedule an Automation
    - Running an automation when a sensor triggers
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - Configure: Roles > Tool Schedules > Automation
  - Manually Running an Automation
    - Running an automation on-demand
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - Prevent: Current Issues > Take Action
      - Resolve: Tools > Run Automations
      - Assist: Tools > Run Automations
      - Self-Help: Tools
- Additional Topics
  - Key Pair Security
    - Importing public key
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - Configure: Automations and Collection Extensions > Publisher Key Management
  - Importing and Exporting Automations and Actions
  - Unpacking Factory Actions
  - Signing Actions With Your Own Certificate
    - Using a self-signed certificate to sign actions
    - SysTrack tools used:
      - LSActionBuilder.exe
- Conclusion

Tags: Configure, Prevent, Resolve, Assist, Self-Help, Action Builder, Automations