# Save Submission Actions
This action dictates what Resource and related Resource fields the form data will save to. Every form or Resource created will carry a Save Submission action. When left unmodified, the action will save the data to itself by default.
Mapping the Save Submission action to other Resources allows a Form to feed a resource database. The most common example is a Registration form. When a user Registers, the submitted data most likely will need to be saved to some sort of User Resource to build a User database collection.
Save Submission action mapped to the User Resource
## Settings
**Save Submission To:** Select which Resource the submission data should map to. When left blank (default), the submission will save to itself.
**Resource Property:** Set a Property to the mapped Resource that will be assigned to.
**Simple Mappings:** When a Resource is selected, the available fields from that Resource will become available for mapping in the Simple Mappings section. Clicking a field will present a Dropdown of fields from the Form the action is attached to where fields from your Form are mapped to fields from the Resource.
**Transform Data:** Use the Transform Data if you are trying to map fields inside complex data structures like EditGrids, Containers, Nested Forms, etc. Available variables are Submission and Data.
## Walkthrough
In this example, we are going to configure a Save Submission action on a Registration form to map submission data to a User Resource. In turn, as the Registration form collects submissions, the Resource will build its database of Users within the project.
To start, **create a Resource** called Users and add the following fields:
Email - Email
Password - Password
Next, create a Form called Registration. **Add the following fields**:
First Name - Textfield
Last Name - Textfield
UserName - Textfield
Email - Email
Password - Password
Click the Action tab for the Registration form and add another **Save Submission action**. Within the Action settings, click the Save Submission To dropdown and select the **User resource**. Next, **map the Email and Password fields** from the form to the Resource fields presented in the Save Submission Action. Save your action.
To test the action, **Use** the Registration form and make a **submission**.
The submission should map to the User Resource, creating a submission record. To verify this, navigate to your User resource and click the **Data tab**. There should be a new submission entry from the Registration form.
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