Examples of Attendance Rules

This topic contains detailed examples for each type of Event Attendance Rule.

Per Attendee Attendance Limit Rules

Example 1: Limit for Single Event Type

The admin wants to restrict the number of Lunch and Learns about the same topic a Professional-type attendee can be invited to in a 90 day period.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create a Event Business Rule with a record type of Per Attendee Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Attendee Limits

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod;;Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_PER_ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Per_Event_Topic_vod

    Selected

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Rolling

    Rolling_Period_vod

    90

  4. Select Save.

After creating the Event Business Rule, the admin then associates the rule to the appropriate Event Type and Country:

  1. Navigate to the Attendee Limits record.
  2. Navigate to the Event Business Rule Configurations related list.
  3. Select New.
  4. Create an Event Business Rule Configuration record with the following values:

    Field

    Value

    Event_Business_Rule_vod

    Attendee Limits

    (Populated automatically)

    Event_Type_vod

    Lunch_and_Learn_vod

    Country_vod

    United States

    Rule_Start_Date_vod

    January 1, 2020

    Rule_End_Date_vod

    December 31, 2050

    Limit_Quantity_vod

    3

Sarah Jones schedules a lunch and learn regarding Cholecap and attempts to invite Dr. Clinton Ackerman. However, Dr. Ackerman attended one lunch and learn about Cholecap two weeks ago and had already been invited to two more lunch and learns about Cholecap in the coming weeks. When Sarah submits the event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

Clinton Ackerman has or will attend 3 United States Lunch and Learn events. Attendees cannot attend more than 3 events.

Sarah cannot proceed with planning her event until she removes Dr. Ackerman as an attendee.

Example 2: Limit for Multiple Event Types

After completing Example 1, the admin decides they want to also restrict the number of Speaker Programs and Congress type events about the same topic a Professional-type attendee can be invited to in a 90 day period.

They do not need to create a Event Business Rule record and can instead use the Attendee Limits record from Example 1. To implement these additional restrictions, create two Event Business Rule Configurations with the following values:

Field

Speaker Program Record

Congress Record

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Attendee Limits

(Populated automatically)

Event_Type_vod

Speaker_Program_vod

Congress_vod

Country_vod

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

January 1, 2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

December 31, 2050

Limit_Quantity_vod

4

2

Sarah Jones schedules a Congress about Cholecap and invites both Bob Adams and Clinton Ackerman before submitting the event for approval. Bob Adams has only been invited to one other Congress in the 90 days before and after the event. Clinton Ackerman has been invited to three Congresses in the same time period, but none of them were about Cholecap.

Both attendees are allowed to be invited to the newly created Congress and Sarah is able to proceed with planning the event.

Example 3: Limit for Single Event Type Across All Event Topics and Countries

For compliance reasons, the admin needs to restrict the number of Speaker Programs a Professional-type attendee can be invited to for all topics over the course of the calendar year. Additionally, the admin wants this restriction to apply to all countries in the org.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create an Event Business Rule with a record type of Per Attendee Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Yearly Attendee Limit

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod;;Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Selected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_PER_ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Per_Event_Topic_vod

    Unselected

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Calendar Year

  4. Select Save.

After creating the Event Business Rule, the admin then associates the rule to the appropriate Event Type and Country:

  1. Navigate to the Yearly Attendee Limit record.
  2. Navigate to the Event Business Rule Configurations related list.
  3. Select New.
  4. Create a Event Business Rule Configuration record with the following values:

    Field

    Value

    Event_Business_Rule_vod

    Yearly Attendee Limit

    (Populated automatically)

    Event_Type_vod

    Speaker_Program_vod

    Rule_Start_Date_vod

    January 1, 2020

    Rule_End_Date_vod

    December 31, 2050

    Limit_Quantity_vod

    10

    The admin cannot populate the Country_vod field since the corresponding event rule was marked as a Global Rule.

  5. Select Save.

Sarah Jones schedules a speaker program and adds Bob Adams during the planning stage. However, Bob Adams has already attended seven speaker programs this calendar year and is already invited to three more before the calendar year is over.

When Sarah submits her event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

Bob Adams has or will attend 10 United States Speaker Program events. Attendees cannot attend more than 10 events.

Sarah cannot proceed with planning her event until she removes Bob as an attendee.

Cross-Event Per Attendee Attendance Limit Rule

Example 1: Rolling Period Limit Across All Topics

The admin wants to restrict how many events a Professional-type attendee can be invited to during a rolling 180 day period.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create an Event Business Rule with a record type of Cross-Event Per Attendee Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Cross-Event Attendee Limits

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Limit_Quantity_vod

    10

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod;;Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Soft Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_CROSSEVENT_PER_ATTENDEE_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Comment_Required_vod

    Required

    Per_Event_Topic_vod

    Unselected

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Rolling

    Rolling_Period_vod

    180

  4. Select Save.

After creating the Event Business Rule, the admin creates a several Event Business Rule Configurations for the appropriate Event Types and Countries they want to count towards the 10 event restriction:

Field

Speaker Programs in the US

Speaker Programs in Germany

Congresses in the US

Congresses in Germany

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Cross-Event Attendee Limits

(Populated automatically)

Event_Type_vod

Speaker_Program_vod

Congress_vod

Country_vod

United States

Germany

United States

Germany

Rule_Start_Date_vod

January 1, 2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

December 31, 2050

Sarah Jones plans a Speaker Program and adds Clinton Ackerman as an attendee. However, Clinton Ackerman has already been invited to six Speaker Programs and five Congresses within the same rolling 180 day period, so when Sarah submits the event for approval, the following soft warning displays:

Clinton Ackerman has or will attend 11 events. Attendees cannot attend more than 10 events.

Sarah is prompted to leave a reason for inviting Clinton Ackerman to her event. After she gives her reason, she is able to proceed with planning the event.

Meal Opt-In Attendance Limit Rule

Example 1: Limiting Based on a Single Event Type

The admin wants to restrict inviting a Professional-type attendee to Lunch and Learns if they have already opted into four or more meals at Lunch and Learns within a rolling 60 day period.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create an Event Business Rule with a record type of Meal Opt-In Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Meal Opt-in Limit

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod;;Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_MEAL_OPT_IN_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Rolling

    Rolling_Period_vod

    60

  4. Select Save.

The admin then creates the following Event Rule Configuration:

Field

Event Rule Configuration

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Meal Opt-In Limits

Event_Type_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Country_vod

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

01/01/2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

12/31/2050

Limit_Quantity_vod

4

Sarah Jones schedules a Lunch and Learn and invites Clinton Ackerman. Clinton Ackerman has already been invited to three other Lunch and Learns within the 60 day rolling period where he has opted into receiving a meal. When Sarah attempts to submit the event for approval, the Meal Op-In Limits rule passes and Sarah is able to continue scheduling the event.

Example 2: Limiting Based on Multiple Event Types

The admin wants to restrict adding a Professional-type attendee to the following event types based on the following conditions:

  • Lunch and Learn – Attendees should be restricted from being invited if they have already opted into four or more meals at Lunch and Learns within the calendar month
  • Congress – Attendees should be restricted from being invited if they have already opted into two or more meals at Congresses within the calendar month

To implement these restrictions:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create a n Event Business Rule with a record type of Meal Opt-In Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Meal Opt-in Limit

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod;;Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_MEAL_OPT_IN_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Calendar Month

  4. Select Save.

The admin then creates the following Event Rule Configurations:

Field

Lunch and Learn Record

Congress Record

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Meal Opt-In Limits

Event_Type_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Congress_vod

Country_vod

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

01/01/2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

12/31/2050

Limit_Quantity_vod

4

2

Sarah Jones schedules a Lunch and Learn and invites Clinton Ackerman. However, Clinton Ackerman has already been invited to four Lunch and Learns where he has already opted into receiving a meal. When Sarah attempts to submit the event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

Clinton Ackerman has opted-in for 4 meals at United States Lunch and Learn events. Attendees cannot attend additional events if they have opted-in for more than 4 meals.

Sarah must remove Clinton Ackerman as an attendee before she can proceed with planning her event.

Cross-Event Meal Opt-In Attendance Limit Rule

Example 1: Limiting Based on Meals from a Combination of Event Types

The admin wants to restrict Professional-type attendees from being invited to an event if they have already opted into five or more meals within the calendar month.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create an Event Business Rule with a record type of Cross-Event Meal Opt-In Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Total Meal Opt-in Limit

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Limit_Quantity_vod

    4

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Approved_vod:Invited_vod,Accepted_vod;;Closed_vod:Attended_vod,Signed_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_CROSSEVENT_MEAL_OPT_IN_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Date_Threshold_Type_vod

    Calendar Month

  4. Select Save.

The admin then creates the following Event Business Rule Configurations to define what types of events count towards the four meal limit:

Field

Lunch and Learn Record

Congress Record

Speaker Program Record

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Total Meal Opt-in Limit

Event_Type_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Congress_vod

Speaker_Program_vod

Country_vod

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

01/01/2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

12/31/2050

Sarah Jones organizes a Lunch and Learn and invites Clinton Ackerman. However, Dr. Ackerman has already opted into meals at one other Lunch and Learn, two Congresses, and two Speaker Programs. When Sarah submits her event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

Clinton Ackerman has opted-in for 5 meals at events. Attendees cannot attend additional events if they have opted-in for more than 4 meals.

Per Event Attendance Limit Rule

Example 1: Limiting Number of a Single Attendee Type and Event Type

The admin wants to restrict attendance to Lunch and Learns to between 5 and 10 Professional-type attendees that have accepted the invitation.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create an Event Business Rule with a record type of Per Event Attendance Limit Rule.
  3. Populate the following fields:

    Field

    Value

    Name

    Professional Attendee Limits

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    Professional_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Accepted_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_PER_EVENT_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

  4. Select Save.

The admin then creates an Event Business Rule Configuration record with the following properties:

Field

Value

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Professional Attendee Limits

(Populated Automatically)

Event_Type_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Country_vod

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

01/01/2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

12/31/2050

Minimum_Quantity_vod

5

Maximum_Quantity_vod

10

Sarah Jones organizes a Speaker Program and attempts to invite 12 Professional-type attendees. When she submits the event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

United States Speaker Program must have between 5 and 10 attendees.

Sarah cannot proceed with planning for her event until she removes two attendees and submits the event for approval again.

Example 2: Limiting Number of Multiple Attendee Types

The admin wants to restrict the number of attendees that can be invited to a Speaker Program. The event should not have more than ten attendees, at least five of which must be Prescribers.

To implement this restriction:

  1. Navigate to the Event Business Rules tab.
  2. Create two Event Business Rules, both with the Per Event Attendance Limit Rule record type, with the following field values:

    Field

    Rule 1 Value

    Rule 2 Value

    Name

    Speaker Program Total Attendance Limit

    Speaker Program Prescriber Attendance Limit

    Run_Rule_Event_Action_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Submit_for_Approval_vod

    Attendee_Account_Type_vod

    NULL

    Prescriber_vod

    Attendee_Status_vod

    ;;Invited_vod;;Accepted_vod;;

    ;;Invited_vod;;Accepted_vod;;

    Global_Rule_vod

    Unselected

    Unselected

    Warning_Type_vod

    Soft Warning

    Hard Warning

    Warning_Text_vod

    EM_RULE_PER_EVENT_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    EM_RULE_PER_EVENT_ATTENDANCE (Populated automatically)

    Comment_Required_vod

    Optional

    N/A

The admin then creates an Event Business Rule Configuration record with the following properties:

Field

Configuration Record for Rule 1

Configuration Record for Rule 2

Event_Business_Rule_vod

Speaker Program Total Attendance Limit

(Populated Automatically)

Speaker Program Prescriber Attendance Limit

(Populated Automatically)

Event_Type_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Lunch_and_Learn_vod

Country_vod

United States

United States

Rule_Start_Date_vod

01/01/2020

01/01/2020

Rule_End_Date_vod

12/31/2050

12/31/2050

Minimum_Quantity_vod

0

5

Maximum_Quantity_vod

10

Null

Sarah Jones organizes a Speaker Program and attempts to invite 12 attendees, four of which are Prescribers. When she submits the event for approval, the following hard warning displays:

United States Speaker Program must have at least 5 Prescriber attendees.

Sarah cannot proceed with planning for her event until she invites an additional Prescriber to her event and submits the event for approval again.

Next, a soft warning displays, warning Sarah that she has exceeded the number of attendees that can be added to her event:

United States Speaker Program cannot exceed 10 attendees total.

Sarah determines that the additional two attendees are required for her event, so she decides to keep them. While a comment is not required, she adds one to justify exceeding the attendance limit for this event. After submitting her comments, she is able to proceed with planning her event.