All validation still takes place, but the `result` in any `after_action` callbacks attached to that action will simply be the record that was read from the database initially. For creates, the `result` will be `nil`, and you will be expected to handle the changeset in an after_action callback and return an instance of the record. This is a good way to prevent Ash from issuing an unnecessary update to the record, e.g updating the `updated_at` of the record when an action actually only involves modifying relating records. You could then handle the changeset automatically. For example: # in the action ```elixir action :special_create do manual? true change MyApp.DoCreate end # The change defmodule MyApp.DoCreate do use Ash.Resource.Change def change(changeset, _, _) do Ash.Changeset.after_action(changeset, fn changeset, _result -> # result will be `nil`, because this is a manual action result = do_something_that_creates_the_record(changeset) {:ok, result} end) end end ```