Store configuration data using Actions

Many times is necessary to store configuration data in Dynamics CRM. The most commons ways to achieved that is through a custom entity, a XML web-resource or if the configuration data is to be accessed inside a plugin then the secure or insecure parameters of the plugin is also a way to go.

The goal of this post is to outline how to store configuration data through actions. This is obtained through a global action where any output parameter will store the configuration data, as shown in the picture below :

Additionally, if the configuration data is to be used in workflows, this approach has the advantage data no code is required to access the configuration data.