Defining activity types Use this procedure to define the types of activities used by your organization. Select Learning and Development > Set Up > Activity Components > Types. Click Create. Specify this information: Type Required. Specify the name of the activity type. Title Specify the activity title. Description Specify the description of the activity type. If left blank, the type name defaults. Active Select this check box to make the activity type active. Inactive activity types are not displayed in lists. Click Save.