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# Actions-Utility-Automation

The Utility-Automation actions category includes the following modules and types:

<table><thead><tr><th width="153.33333333333331">Module</th><th width="206">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Maintenance</td><td>PurgeLogEntries</td><td>The PurgeLogEntries activity is used for purging log entries from the project database</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RefreshDataSource</td><td>This activity refreshes the metadata for a data source</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RemoveDataSource</td><td>This activity removes the metadata for a data source</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UnlockProjectRecords</td><td>This activity unlocks project records</td></tr><tr><td>Services</td><td>RunPowerShellScript</td><td>The RunPowerShellScript activity runs a PowerShell script</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RunSSISPackage</td><td>The RunSSISPackage activity runs an SSIS package</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>StartService</td><td>The StartService activity starts a service on a server</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>StopService</td><td>The StopService activity stops a service running on a server</td></tr></tbody></table>


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