# Actions

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[**Async**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/async)

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Async allows for the asynchronous running of [*Scripts*](https://github.com/stadium-software/docs/blob/main/features/scripts-and-\[Event]\(../features/events.md\)-handlers.md), [*Connector*](https://docs.stadium.software/connectors)s and web services in your app.

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[**Call Webservice**](https://docs.stadium.software/connectors/web-service-connector)

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A Web Service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over http. You can use a Web Service to pull in some information generated by another application onto a Stadium page

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[**Decision (If/Else)**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/decision-if-else)

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Decisions allow for the definition of conditional statements. On the page, these statements will execute some functionality according to a specific condition.

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[**Display Message Box**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/display-message-box)

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The action uses a JQuery dialog window to display some information or request a decision from a user.

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[**Download File**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/download-file)

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The action will fetch a file from the server and request the user to download it.

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[**For Each**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/foreach)

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Loop through a comma separated list of values and for each value do a certain action.

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[**Java Script**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/javascript)

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Include JavaScript code in your application.

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[**Lists**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/list)

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Working with Lists.

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[**Navigate To Page**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/navigate-to-page)

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You can use this action to navigate the user away from a page and onto another one.

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[**Notification**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/notification)

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You can use this action to display a notification to the user.

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[**Set Value**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/set-value)

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SetValue is used for setting the values of the various script elements.

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[**Variable**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/variable)

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Variables are placeholders for values inside a script. They can be initialised with a value or set using the SetValue action.

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[**While**](https://docs.stadium.software/actions/while)

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A type of loop that will evaluate a specified condition either at the beginning or at the end of each iteration, and that will continue to loop whilst the condition is true.