Triggering Events

This section provides details on before and after event triggers.

Topics

Triggering Meeting Agenda Events

Civic Platform provides six events related to meeting agendas (records).

  • AddAgendaBefore

  • AddAgendaAfter

  • MoveAgendaBefore

  • MoveAgendaAfter

  • RemoveAgendaBefore

  • RemoveAgendaAfter

The same user action triggers the before and after version of an event.

  • Click Select to trigger the AddAgendaBefore and AddAgendaAfter events.

  • Click Submit to trigger the MoveAgendaBefore and MoveAgendaAfter events.

  • Click Remove to trigger the RemoveAgendaBefore and RemoveAgendaAfter events.

To trigger a before or after agenda-related event

  1. Use one of the five Civic Platform portlets to access meeting details

    • Select a meeting calendar as an administrator (Admin > Setup > Calendars > Calendar > Calendar by Type > Meeting > select a meeting calendar > select a meeting).

    • Select a meeting calendar as a daily user (Calendars > Calendar by Type > Meeting > select a meeting calendar > select a meeting).

    • Select a meeting calendar from the MyTasks portlet (My Tasks > Meetings > select a meeting).

    • Select a meeting calendar from the Task Management portlet (Task Management > select a record of the meeting task type).

    • Select a meeting calendar from the Record portlet (Record > Calendar tab > select a meeting in calendar view).

  2. Click the Agenda & Vote tab.

  3. Trigger a before or after AddAgenda event.

    1. Click Add.

    2. Enter search criteria for the record(s) to add and click Submit.

    3. Select the record(s) you want to add and click Select (should be Submit according to IST) to trigger the event.

  4. Trigger a before or after MoveAgenda event.

    1. Select one or more records to move.

    2. Click Move.

    3. Enter search criteria for the meeting to which you want to move the records and click Submit.

    4. Select the meeting to which you want to move the agenda and click Submit to trigger the event.

  5. Trigger a before or after add remove event.

    1. Select one or more records to remove and click Remove to trigger the event.

Triggering Meeting Schedule Events

Civic Platform provides four events related to meeting schedules.

  • MeetingScheduleBefore

  • MeetingScheduleAfter

  • MeetingCancelBefore

  • MeetingCancelAfter

The same user action triggers the before and after version of an event.

  • Click Submit to trigger the MeetingScheduleBefore and MeetingScheduleAfter events.

  • Click Cancel to trigger the MeetingCancelBefore and MeetingCancelAfter events.

To trigger a before or after schedule-related event

  1. Access the Records portlet.

  2. Select a record for which you want to trigger the schedule-related event.

  3. Click the Meetings tab.

  4. Select the meeting you want to schedule or cancel.

  • Trigger a before or after MeetingCancel event by clicking the Manage Meeting > Cancel Meeting submenu.

  • Trigger a before or after MeetingSchedule event.

    1. Click the Manage Meeting > Schedule Meeting submenu.

    2. Enter search criteria for the meeting to which you want to schedule the record and click Submit.

    3. Select the meeting for which you want to schedule the record and click Submit to trigger the event.