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An action is something that happens when you click on a feature (in QGIS). It can add functionality to a map, such as retrieving additional information about an object.

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What is this 'Run layer action' and how to use it?

Seems like the Run layer action is meant to be a menu separator as the action is set to be disabled: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/blob/aad182fdc041bd5e83be5b2b399cae496826c008/src/gui/attributetable/ …
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Create an action in QGIS 2.18 to show image?

From your image, change the Type from Generic to Open. This should open the url path and if it points to an image file, it should load the file into an image editor.
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QGIS Action commands in 3.8

If you want to use an absolute path to your pdf file, use: cmd /c "path/to/myFile.pdf" If you want to reference a field, use: cmd /c [%myField%] Both commands work with Type set to Generic or …
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QGIS action for inserting text in field by hotlink

If you change the Type from Generic to Python, you could use the following instead: layer = qgis.utils.iface.activeLayer() layer.startEditing() idx = layer.fieldNameIndex('Process') layer.changeAttri …
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Run QGIS layer Action on all selected features

You can create and run various actions from the Attribute Table for each feature. … If you go to Layer Properties > Actions and add a new action, there is an option which allows you to run the action from the attribute table: Once you have created an action, you can choose to show …
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Developing QGIS Action which loads a raster

Try using the following code in your Action Text which should do the following: Keeps your 'catalogo_CTR' layer as active Creates a new group to contain the raster layers if one does not exist Sets …
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Is there an equivalent of ArcGIS Hyperlink script editor in QGIS?

You can set up Actions in QGIS, by using Python or shell commands, to perform certain tasks for specific fields: You can access these actions when using Identify Features which will provide you with … the list of actions you set up. …
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