# UpdateItemStates

**EventNames:**

- UpdateItemStates_Restrictions
- UpdateItemStates_Pre
- UpdateItemStates_Post

**Parameters**

| Type                                                   | Name       | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Item[]](inv:powervault#code_reference/objects/item) | items      | The updated / updating items for a LifeCycle.<br><br>**Restrictions and Pre:** <br>In *Restrictions* and *Pre* you have the future data set on this object like `_NewComment`, `_NewLifeCycleDefinition` and `_NewState`.<br><br>**Post:**<br>In *POST* you can retrieve the previous information by using the properties `_OldComment`, `_OldLifeCycleDefinition` and `_OldState`. |
| bool                                                   | successful | **Post**:<br>The information whether the Web Service call was successful or not is only available in *Post* events.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

**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
}
```