Actions for Modifying a Configuration

Configuration Action Type	Syntax
Set candidate configuration	action=set
Edit candidate configuration	action=edit
Delete candidate object	action=delete
Rename a configuration object	action=rename
Clone a configuration object	action=clone
Move a configuration object	action=move
Override a template setting	action=override
Move multiple objects in a device group or virtual system	action=multi-move
Clone multiple objects in a device group or virtual system	action=multi-clone
Show available subnode values and XPaths for a given XPath.	action=complete

Set and edit actions differ in two important ways:

Set actions add, update, or merge configuration nodes, while edit actions replace configuration nodes.

Set actions are non-destructive and are only additive, while edit actions can be destructive.

Document:PAN-OS® and Panorama™ API Guide