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title: "Event (CR306030)"
description: "You use this window to create a new event or view the details of an existing event."
lang: en
languages:
  en: https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/event-cr306030/index.md
lastmod: 2026-02-19
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# Event (CR306030)

Last modified February 19, 2026

> You use this window to create a new event or view the details of an existing event.


This topic provides information about the elements in this window in Visma Net, such as fields, field values, buttons, and check boxes.

Note: To make sure the event will be displayed at the proper time on any user calendar even if users work from different time zones, make sure your time zone is specified in the [User settings (SM203010)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/management/management-windows/user-settings-sm203010/index.md) window.

## The window toolbar

The window toolbar includes standard and window-specific buttons.

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<th class="vismanet-table__cell vismanet-table__cell--header">Button</th>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Complete</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>Changes the status of the event to <strong>Completed</strong>.</p>
<p>This action is available only to the event owner.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Cancel</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>Changes the status of the event to <strong>Cancelled</strong>.</p>
<p>This action is available only to the user who created the event.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Actions</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>Provides the following menu commands, which you can click to
invoke actions:</p>
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<dt>Export</dt>
<dd>Exports calendar data to a file in the iCalendar format. Files in this format can be imported into Microsoft Outlook or similar applications.</dd>
<dt>Send card</dt>
<dd>Sends emails with calendar data to the specified potential attendees.</dd>
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## The Details tab

This tab contains general event-related information.

You can use the editor area, found at the bottom of the tab, to add comments about
the event.
You can edit the text by using the buttons on the formatting toolbar,
which give you the ability to edit text (including cut, copy, and paste), change its
typographical treatment (including using boldface, italics, superscript, subscript,
colour and highlighting), and format it (changing its alignment, indenting, or
creating lists).

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Subject</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A brief description of the event, which can serve as its ID.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Location</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The location of the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Start time</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The start date and time of the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">All day</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A check box that indicates (if selected) that this is an all-day event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">End time</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The end date and time of the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Category</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The category of the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Internal</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A check box that indicates (if selected) that the event is hidden from external users.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Show as</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The event status to be displayed on your schedule if it is public.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Reminder</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">This check box is not in use.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Remind at</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">This field is not in use.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Related entity description</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell"><p>The entity that this activity is associated with. For example, if you are creating an activity that is associated with a lead, this lead will be specified in the field by default.</p>
<p>To adjust the value, click the magnifier icon; as a result, the <strong>Select entity dialog box</strong> opens.</p>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Priority</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The priority of the event, which is one of the following values: <strong>Low</strong>, <strong>Normal</strong>, or <strong>High</strong>.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Status</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The status of the event: <strong>Open</strong>, <strong>Draft, Processing</strong>, <strong>Cancelled</strong>, or <strong>Completed</strong>.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Time spent</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours spent on the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Overtime</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours outside of work hours spent on the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invoiceable time</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours spent on the event that can be invoiced.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invoiceable overtime</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of overtime hours spent on the event that can be invoiced.</td>
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### The Select entity dialog box

By using this dialog box, you can specify which entity relates to the activity whose data you are adjusting.

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Type</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The type of the related entity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Entity</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The related entity of the type.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">OK</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A button that causes the system to accept your changes and close the dialog box.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Cancel</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A button that causes the system to close the dialog box and cancel the selection.</td>
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## The Related activities tab

This tab has a table that shows activities related to the event.

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Add Email</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Opens the <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/send-cr306015/index.md">Send (CR306015)</a> window so you can send an email.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Add activity</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Contains a menu with options that correspond to the activity types in the system. By clicking on a menu option, you open the <a href="/visma-net-erp/help/common-settings/common-settings-windows/activity-cr306010/index.md">Activity (CR306010)</a> window, which you use to create an activity of the corresponding type.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Type</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The type of the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invoiceable</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">A check box that indicates (if selected) that the time spent on the activity is invoiceable.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Summary</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The summary description of the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Status</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The status of the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Start date</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The start date of the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Time spent</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours spent to complete the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Overtime</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours outside of work hours spent to complete the activity.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invoiceable time</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of hours spent to complete the activity that can be invoiced.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invoiceable overtime</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The number of overtime hours spent to complete the activity that can be invoiced.</td>
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## The Attendees tab

By using this tab, you can select potential attendees for a new event. (For a new
event, your name appears on the list automatically.)
For an existing event, you can
view those invited and see whether they accepted the invitation.

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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invite</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Sends emails inviting the selected attendees.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invite all</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Sends emails inviting all attendees.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Name</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The name of the potential attendee to the event.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The email address of the potential attendee.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Comment</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Any comments relevant to why the attendee was invited, why the attendee has rejected the invitation, or why the attendee has accepted it.</td>
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<td class="vismanet-table__cell">Invitation</td>
<td class="vismanet-table__cell">The status of the invitation, which is one of the following options: <strong>Accepted</strong>, <strong>Cancelled</strong>, or <strong>Rejected</strong>. The system updates the value automatically if the invitation is accepted or rejected by the potential attendee, or cancelled by its creator.</td>
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