diff --git a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
index 6fc069c0e73..b785726758a 100644
--- a/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
+++ b/addons/base_action_rule/base_action_rule.py
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ class base_action_rule(osv.osv):
 
         # modify records
         values = {}
-        if action.act_user_id and 'user_id' in model._all_columns:
-            values['user_id'] = action.act_user_id.id
         if 'date_action_last' in model._all_columns:
             values['date_action_last'] = time.strftime(DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT)
+        if action.act_user_id and 'user_id' in model._all_columns:
+            values['user_id'] = action.act_user_id.id
         if action.act_state and 'state' in model._all_columns:
             values['state'] = action.act_state
 
diff --git a/addons/crm/crm_action_rule.py b/addons/crm/crm_action_rule.py
index 4b9867db09c..1ea3d34494e 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm_action_rule.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm_action_rule.py
@@ -39,17 +39,20 @@ class base_action_rule(osv.osv):
         'act_categ_id': fields.many2one('crm.case.categ', 'Set Category to'),
     }
 
-    def do_action(self, cr, uid, action, obj, context=None):
-        res = super(base_action_rule, self).do_action(cr, uid, action, obj, context=context)
-        model_obj = self.pool.get(action.model_id.model)
-        write = {}
-        if hasattr(action, 'act_section_id') and action.act_section_id:
-            write['section_id'] = action.act_section_id.id
+    def _process(self, cr, uid, action, record_ids, context=None):
+        """ process the given action on the records """
+        res = super(base_action_rule, self)._process(cr, uid, action, record_ids, context=context)
 
-        if hasattr(action, 'act_categ_id') and action.act_categ_id:
-            write['categ_ids'] = [(4, action.act_categ_id.id)]
+        # add record modifications
+        context = dict(context or {}, action=True)
+        model = self.pool.get(action.model_id.model)
+        values = {}
+        if action.act_section_id and 'section_id' in model._all_columns:
+            values['section_id'] = action.act_section_id.id
+        if action.act_categ_id and 'categ_ids' in model._all_columns:
+            values['categ_ids'] = [(4, action.act_categ_id.id)]
+        model.write(cr, uid, record_ids, values, context=context)
 
-        model_obj.write(cr, uid, [obj.id], write, context)
         return res
 
     def state_get(self, cr, uid, context=None):
@@ -57,8 +60,4 @@ class base_action_rule(osv.osv):
         res = super(base_action_rule, self).state_get(cr, uid, context=context)
         return res + crm.AVAILABLE_STATES
 
-    def priority_get(self, cr, uid, context=None):
-        res = super(base_action_rule, self).priority_get(cr, uid, context=context)
-        return res + crm.AVAILABLE_PRIORITIES
-
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