Bundling Action in MXP File

Hello, I've created a Configurator panel containing a series of Photoshop actions. The Configurator panel loads successfully from the .MXP panel provided the Action Set is manually loaded through Photoshop. Otherwise, the panel attempts to run an action that doesn't exist.
In the Extension Panel documentation it shows I should be able to bundle the action with the MXI package and have it automatically installed in the correct location when the user installs the Extension. Unfortunately, I'm having difficulty getting this to work correctly. I'd love to be able to have the user install the Extension and have both the Configurator panel and the corresponding action loaded after Photoshop restarts.
The Extension Manager Help file specifies that packaged files need to have the <file> tag in the extension installation file. Do I need to add that in Configurator or in Extension manager. If it needs to take place in Extension manager, where do I add it? How do I specify a location to install the action on the installer's computer?
Would someone be able to help resolve these issues? I feel like I'm 80% of the way there, but the last 20% is a bit fuzzy.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Best regards,
Jay

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