GenericEvent (Silverpeas Core 6.3 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

QuestionEvent, ResponseEvent, TaskDoneEvent, TaskSavedEvent, TimeoutEvent

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTaskEvent, QuestionEventImpl, ResponseEventImpl, TaskDoneEventImpl, TaskSavedEventImpl, TimeoutEventImpl
```
public interface GenericEvent
```
A GenericEvent object is the description of an action on an activity Those descriptions are sent to the workflow engine by the workflow tools when the user has done an action in a process instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Date`	`getActionDate()`	Returns the action date.
`String`	`getActionName()`	Returns the name of the action choosen to resolve the activity.
`DataRecord`	`getDataRecord()`	Returns the data associated to this event.
`ProcessInstance`	`getProcessInstance()`	Returns the process instance.
`State`	`getResolvedState()`	Returns the state/activity resolved by the user.
`User`	`getSubstitute()`
`User`	`getUser()`	Returns the actor.
`User`	`getUserOrSubstitute()`	Returns substitute if defined, regular user otherwise
`String`	`getUserRoleName()`	Returns the role name of the actor
`void`	`setSubstitute(User substitute)`

- Method Detail
  - getUser
```
User getUser()
```
    Returns the actor.
  - getUserRoleName
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String getUserRoleName()
```
    Returns the role name of the actor
  - getProcessInstance
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ProcessInstance getProcessInstance()
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    Returns the process instance.
  - getResolvedState
```
State getResolvedState()
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    Returns the state/activity resolved by the user.
  - getActionDate
```
Date getActionDate()
```
    Returns the action date.
  - getActionName
```
String getActionName()
```
    Returns the name of the action choosen to resolve the activity.
  - getDataRecord
```
DataRecord getDataRecord()
```
    Returns the data associated to this event.
  - getSubstitute
```
User getSubstitute()
```
  - setSubstitute
```
void setSubstitute(User substitute)
```
  - getUserOrSubstitute
```
User getUserOrSubstitute()
```
    Returns substitute if defined, regular user otherwise
    
    Returns:
    
    a User