# UpdateItemStates

**EventNames:**

- UpdateItemStates_Restrictions
- UpdateItemStates_Pre
- UpdateItemStates_Post

**Parameters**

| Type                                                  | Name        |Description                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Item[]](inv:powervault#code_reference/objects/item)  | items       | The Items in Vault for which the lifefycle status changes/was changed.<br><br>**Restrictions and Pre:** <br>In these events you can get the future changes through the special properties `_NewState`, `_NewLifeCycleDefinition` and `_NewComment`.<br><br>**Post:**<br>In this event you can retrieve the information from previous events by using the properties `_OldState`, `_OldLifeCycleDefinition` and `_OldComment`. |
| bool                                                  | successful  | **Post**:<br>The information whether the Web Service call was successful or not is only available in the *_Post* event.                 |

**Examples:**\
UpdateItemStates_Restrictions:

```powershell
Register-VaultEvent -EventName UpdateItemStates_Restrictions -Action 'RestrictUpdateItemStates'

function RestrictUpdateItemStates($items) {
	#Write event code here
}
```

UpdateItemStates_Pre:

```powershell
Register-VaultEvent -EventName UpdateItemStates_Pre -Action 'PreUpdateItemStates'

function PreUpdateItemStates($items) {
	#Write event code here
}
```

UpdateItemStates_Post:

```powershell
Register-VaultEvent -EventName UpdateItemStates_Post -Action 'PostUpdateItemStates'

function PostUpdateItemStates($items, $successful) {
	#Write event code here
}
```