# Data Object - PermissionEvent(vim.event.PermissionEvent)

Extended by
  PermissionAddedEvent, PermissionRemovedEvent, PermissionUpdatedEvent
Extends
  AuthorizationEvent
See also
  ManagedEntityEventArgument
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This event records a permission operation.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
entity | ManagedEntityEventArgument | The entity to which the permission applied.
group | xsd:boolean | Whether or not the principal was a group.
principal | xsd:string | The user name or group to which the permission was granted.
Properties inherited from AuthorizationEvent
None
Properties inherited from Event
chainId, changeTag, computeResource, createdTime, datacenter, ds, dvs, fullFormattedMessage, host, key, net, userName, vm
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vslm="urn:vslm" name="PermissionEvent"> <complexContent> <extension base="vslm:AuthorizationEvent"> <sequence> <element name="entity" type="vslm:ManagedEntityEventArgument"/> <element name="principal" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="group" type="xsd:boolean"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>