diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
index 6ae7fafac17..09baa10c880 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir.xml
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@
                         
                         <page string="Create / Write" attrs="{'invisible':[('state','!=','object_create'),('state','!=','object_write')]}">
                             <separator colspan="4" string="Fields Mapping"/>
-                           	<field name="srcmodel_id" select="2" attrs="{'required':[('state','!=','sms'), ('state','!=','code'), ('state','!=','loop'),('state','!=','trigger'), ('state','!=','client_action'), ('state','!=','email'), ('state','!=','sms'), ('state','!=','other')]}"/>
+                           	<field name="srcmodel_id" select="2" attrs="{'required':[('state','!=','dummy'), ('state','!=','sms'), ('state','!=','code'), ('state','!=','loop'),('state','!=','trigger'), ('state','!=','client_action'), ('state','!=','email'), ('state','!=','sms'), ('state','!=','other')]}"/>
                             <field name="fields_lines" nolabel="1" select="2" colspan="4">
                                 <tree string="Field Mappings" editable="top">
                                     <field name="col1" domain="[('model_id','=',parent.srcmodel_id or parent.model_id)]"/>
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
index 83dedec452a..584a1c37623 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_actions.py
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ class actions_server(osv.osv):
             if action.state == 'other':
                 res = []
                 for act in action.child_ids:
+                    context['active_id'] = context['active_ids'][0]
                     result = self.run(cr, uid, [act.id], context)
                     if result:
                         res.append(result)
@@ -651,6 +652,7 @@ class actions_server(osv.osv):
                 res_id = False
                 obj_pool = self.pool.get(action.srcmodel_id.model)
                 res_id = obj_pool.create(cr, uid, res)
+                cr.commit()
                 if action.record_id:
                     self.pool.get(action.model_id.model).write(cr, uid, [context.get('active_id')], {action.record_id.name:res_id})