Close an Event

Warning: Closing an event can affect several entities. The application, products, product detail sets, pending product detail set details, sequences, and change details associated to this event will be updated appropriately. Prior to closing an event, please ensure that you want all associations to be updated.Note: In Data Administration, if Yes is selected in the System Process Default Flag field, each display status shows the value specified in its Name field.To close an event:

  1. Navigate to the event you want to close and click the link for the event.
  2. On the Event Attributes page, click Edit.
  3. On the Modify Event page, click Closed. Note: When you close the event, the status schedules associated with the event can be locked or unlocked. The closed date cannot be greater than today's date.
  4. Select the Closed Date.
  5. Select the Associations Closed As status.
  6. Save.
  7. Choose the applicable procedure to enter an electronic signature for entities:
Scenario Steps
When electronic signature is enabled
  1. Select a reason and enter comments for the reason.
  2. Select Save.
  3. Validate your identity by entering your user credentials in the dialog box.

When an Event is closed as Approved, meaning the Associations Closed As field is set to APPROVED, and the PDS associated to this Event has a withdrawn Country Detail displayed as Country (Pending Withdrawal):

  • The Country Status field of this country is automatically set to Approved and this country is displayed as Country (Withdrawn) in the PDS Tree on the left.
  • As an additional rule, the parent Application Country > Withdrawn Date field is automatically updated to be equal to Event > Closed Date value. The same rule applies to the parent Application Country when the Country (Pending Withdrawal) PDS Detail is modified and the Country Status field is set to Approved. See If the Event Is Closed with the Status Approved.