---
title: clsAuditEvent
summary: API reference for clsAuditEvent.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.Premium
reference_type: package
---

# clsAuditEvent

Represents one persisted audit lifecycle event, such as assignment, scheduling, completion, or other workflow history recorded against an audit.

## Purpose
- Represents one persisted audit lifecycle event, such as assignment, scheduling, completion, or other workflow history recorded against an audit.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.Premium`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.BOF.Business.Policy.Audit.Premium`

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EventDescription | `Public ReadOnly Property EventDescription() As String` | Resolves the stored audit event code to its display description. |
| IsValid | `Public Overrides ReadOnly Property IsValid() As Boolean` | Derived lifecycle flag used by workflow logic when the current record state must be treated as valid.* |
| IsDirty | `Public Overrides ReadOnly Property IsDirty() As Boolean` | Derived lifecycle flag used by workflow logic when the current record state must be treated as dirty.* |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Shared Function Equals(ByVal objA As Object, ByVal objB As Object) As Boolean` | Compares two values using the identity rules for this audit lifecycle event type.* |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Overrides Function Equals(ByVal inObject As Object) As Boolean` | Meaning of `Equals` could not be confirmed beyond its compiled implementation context.** |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Function Equals(ByVal inObject As clsAuditEvent) As Boolean` | Returns `True` when the supplied object represents the same logical record. |
| GetHashCode | `Public Overrides Function GetHashCode() As Integer` | Hash code derived from the identity fields of this audit lifecycle event for keyed comparisons.* |
| ToString | `Public Overrides Function ToString() As String` | String representation used when showing this audit lifecycle event in lists or diagnostics.* |
| NewAuditEvent | `Public Shared Function NewAuditEvent(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inAuditSeqNum As Decimal, ByVal inEventUserID As String) As clsAuditEvent` | Creates a new unsaved audit event initialized with the data-portal context needed for validation and save operations. |
| GetAuditEvent | `Public Shared Function GetAuditEvent(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inEventSeqNum As Decimal) As clsAuditEvent` | Loads audit event through the BOF data portal using the supplied keys and criteria. |
## Behavioral notes
- This type is part of the premium-audit library's public surface.

## Constraints and usage notes



> **Note:** Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or
> contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements
> marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.Premium\clsAuditEvent.vb`