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
- 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). 
 
- Click the Agenda & Vote tab. 
- Trigger a before or after AddAgenda event. - Click Add. 
- Enter search criteria for the record(s) to add and click Submit. 
- Select the record(s) you want to add and click Select (should be Submit according to IST) to trigger the event. 
 
- Trigger a before or after MoveAgenda event. - Select one or more records to move. 
- Click Move. 
- Enter search criteria for the meeting to which you want to move the records and click Submit. 
- Select the meeting to which you want to move the agenda and click Submit to trigger the event. 
 
- Trigger a before or after add remove event. - 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
- Access the Records portlet. 
- Select a record for which you want to trigger the schedule-related event. 
- Click the Meetings tab. 
- 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. - Click the Manage Meeting > Schedule Meeting submenu. 
- Enter search criteria for the meeting to which you want to schedule the record and click Submit. 
- Select the meeting for which you want to schedule the record and click Submit to trigger the event.