An event is the occurrence of a specified condition based on which the system triggers an action on entities. An event is attached to a disposition schedule and automatically triggers the cutoff for the entity with which the schedule is associated.
For example, you can create an event called Completion of contract and associate it with a disposition schedule. When the contract expires, this event occurs and triggers the cutoff and associated cutoff action for the entity. You can create multiple events and associate different events with different disposition schedules. For more information about associating an event with a disposition schedule, see the defining a disposal schedule topic.
Only the Records Administrator or Records Manager can create, modify, or delete an event. The Configure tab lists the following types of event triggers:
Recurring events are the events that recur automatically after a specified time interval. They are used to trigger periodic reviews of vital records. For example, you can create a recurring event called Monthly review and specify a frequency of one month. By creating this event, you can ensure that the review of the associated entity happens every month with the occurrence of the event. For more information about vital records, see the records topic.