Creating action reasons in Payables Use this procedure to create new action reasons or deactivate the current ones. Select Payables > Payables Setup > Action Reasons. Click Create. Specify this information: Subject Select the business class for which the action reason is applicable. Effective Date Specify the date that the action reason becomes effective. Action Reason Specify an action reason code. Description Provide a description. Click Save. To deactivate existing action reasons, select Inactive in the Status field.