Global and Local Fields
Every field in the ExpoPlatform data model is either global (shared across all events in the environment) or local (scoped to a single event). Understanding this distinction is critical — updating a global field in one event cascades the change to every other event the record is attached to.
Global fields
Global fields exist at the environment level. They are shared across all events within the same data environment.
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Entity |
Global fields |
|---|---|
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Participants |
Name, email, company, job title, photo, login credentials, behavioural data for matchmaking, External QR |
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Exhibitors |
Company name, short name, fascia name, description, email, phone, website, address, postcode, country, region, city, logo, header images, all social media links, all contact person fields ( |
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Products |
Product name, description, images, categories. Products are exhibitor-level records — they must be attached to an exhibitor profile and are assigned to events explicitly |
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Product Categories |
The entire category catalogue is global and shared across all events in the environment |
Local fields
Local fields are event-specific. They apply only to the event identified by event_id in the request and do not affect other events.
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Entity |
Local fields |
|---|---|
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Participants |
Interests, activities, T&C / privacy policy acceptance, notification settings, participant category, session registrations |
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Exhibitors |
Exhibitor category, product category tags, floor plan assignment (hall/stand), sponsor status, team members (admin and member roles), product activation per event, news, tags, limits (members, news, products) |
Event-only entities
These entities exist entirely within a single event and have no cross-event scope:
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Entity |
Description |
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Sessions |
Programme sessions, including speakers, moderators, tracks, types, and locations |
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Meetings |
Scheduled 1-to-1 meetings between participants |
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Floor Plan |
Halls and stands, including conference eligibility and check-in zone flags |
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News |
News articles linked to the event and optionally to an exhibitor |
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Notifications |
Push notifications sent to event participants |
⚠️ Cascade warning
Global field updates cascade across all events. Updating a global field for any participant or exhibitor in a specific event will trigger a cascade update in every other event that account or exhibitor is attached to within the same data environment. Always confirm the intended scope of an update before sending it.
This applies to all integration methods — API calls, native connector syncs, and manual imports.