Built-in Actions

Using Built-in Actions

Moveworks provides a wide range of built-in actions to help you built AI agents quickly.

When you want to use a built-in action in your Compound Action, you can use mw.{{action_name}} as your action.action_name. For example, if you want to use the create_generic_approval_request native action, you would use mw.create_generic_approval_request.

Action Reference

create_generic_approval_request

Create a Moveworks in-bot approval request. Plugin will continue if the approval is answered within 30 days before the approval is dropped from the database.

Action Name: mw.create_generic_approval_request

Input Parameters:

  • approval_key (string): The approval key which describes the approval workflow. If omitted, MUST provide the approvers argument. Currently Supported Keys (Optional)
  • approvers (List[User]): List of user objects from whom to get approval. Will reach out to all users, but only one approval will be needed. If provided, this will override the approval key. (Optional)
  • approval_details (string): The details that need approval. (Required)
  • users_requested_for (List[User]): Users who we are requesting approval for. (Required)
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Make sure you pass User objects, not emails.

You can retrieve user objects via an email address using our user built-in actions

Request Schema:

- action:
    output_key: create_generic_approval_request_result
    action_name: mw.create_generic_approval_request
    progress_updates:
      on_complete: ON_COMPLETE_MESSAGE
      on_pending: ON_PENDING_MESSAGE
    input_args:
      approval_key: '"MANAGER"'
      approval_details: '"Need access to coupa"'
      users_requested_for: 
      	- data.users[0]
				- data.users[1]
{
  "approval_key": "string",
  "ticket": "Ticket",
  "approvers": "List[User]",
  "approval_details": "string",
  "users_requested_for": "List[User]"
}

Action Response Schema:

{
    "state": {
      "initial_status": "PROCESSING",
      "status": {
        "[email protected]": "APPROVED"
      },
      "notifiers": {
        "action_callback": {
          "action_id": "ZagCDJRsdeD"
        }
      }
    },
    "status": "APPROVED",
    "approved_by": [
      {
        "full_name": "John",
        "record_id": "10769610738892443",
        "email_addr": "[email protected]"
      }
    ]
}
{
    "state": {
      "initial_status": "PROCESSING",
      "status": {
        "[email protected]": "APPROVED"
      },
      "notifiers": {
        "action_callback": {
          "action_id": "ZagCDJRsdeD"
        }
      }
    },
    "status": "DENIED",
    "denied_by": [
      {
        "full_name": "John",
        "record_id": "10769610738892443",
        "email_addr": "[email protected]"
      }
    ]
}
data.create_generic_approval_request_response.status == "approved"

generate_structured_value_action

Check LLM Actions for full reference

generate_text_action

Check LLM Actions for full reference

batch_send_plaintext_chat_notification

Sends a chat notification to a user.

Action Name: mw.batch_send_plaintext_chat_notification

Input Parameters:

  • notifications (List[Notification]): The list of users notifications.
    • Notification (Object): The object containing the user record and the message

Request Schema:

- action:
    output_key: target_users
    action_name: mw.batch_get_users_by_email
    input_args:
      user_emails: ["some emails in here"]
- action:
    action_name: mw.batch_send_plaintext_chat_notification
    output_key: notification_result
    input_args:
      notifications: 
        MAP():
          items: data.target_users.user_records
          converter:
            user_record_id: item.lookup_id
            message: "This is a test notification"

batch_get_users_by_email

Retrieves multiple users by email against Moveworks' Internal Identity store.

Action Name: mw.batch_get_users_by_email

Input Parameters:

  • user_emails (List[string]): The email addresses of the users to retrieve.

Request Schema:

- action:
      output_key: get_user_by_email_result
      action_name: mw.get_user_by_email
      progress_updates:
        on_complete: ON_COMPLETE_MESSAGE
        on_pending: ON_PENDING_MESSAGE
      input_args:
        user_emails: data.users_to_message_list # (easiest way to create this would be using a script action)
{
  "user_emails": "List[string]",
}

Result Schema:

{
  "user_records": [
    {
      "lookup_id": "12345",
      "user": {
        "full_name": "John Doe",
        "email_addr": "[email protected]",
        ...
      }
    },
    {
      "lookup_id": "67890",
      "user": {
        "full_name": "Jane Smith",
        "email_addr": "[email protected]",
        ...
      }
    }
  ]
}

You can find the full list of user fields in our Moveworks Data Object page.

get_user_by_email

Retrieve a user record according to their email address. This action will return all user attributes, along with custom attributes.

Action Name: mw.get_user_by_email

Input Parameters:

  • user_email (string): The email address of the user to retrieve.

Request Schema

- action:
      output_key: get_user_by_email_result
      action_name: mw.get_user_by_email
      progress_updates:
        on_complete: ON_COMPLETE_MESSAGE
        on_pending: ON_PENDING_MESSAGE
      input_args:
        user_email: "[email protected]"
{
  "user_email": "string"
}

Result Schema

{
  "user": {
    "full_name": "John Doe",
    "email_addr": "[email protected]",
    ...
  }
}

You can find the full list of user fields in our Moveworks Data Object page.