You can set stuff on the action tag by using nested webwork:param's...
<webwork:action name="'UserDetail'"> <param name="user">username</param> </webwork:action>
useful if you want to the access stuff from the action using one of The Three Uses Of The Property Tag...
<ww:action name="'UserDetail'"> <ww:param name="user">username</ww:param> <ww:property name="firstName"/> <ww:property name="lastName /> </ww:action>