---
title: "Custom Events"
slug: 2026-04-01-custom-events
date: 2026-04-01
type: improvement
tags: ["assist","analysis","reports","library","import","events","export"]
url: https://invertbio.com/changelog/2026-04-01-custom-events
---

# Custom Events

Event and phase types in Invert are no longer one-size-fits-all. Every organization has its own terminology — what one team calls "Growth Phase" might be "Cultivation Phase" or "Pre-Transfection Phase" at another. An AAV process needs "Co-Infection" and "Transfection" events that a CHO fed-batch process never uses.

Now you can configure your event and phase types directly from the **Library**, so your process model matches your team's nomenclature.

**What you can do**

- **Rename** any event or phase type to match your internal terminology. Call it what you call it — the change shows up everywhere: event creation, chart annotations, timeline views, Assist conversations, reports, and exports.
- **Create** new types within the existing categories (Additions, Removals, Observations, Phases, Transfers) for events specific to your process. "Co-Infection Start," "Transfection Event," "Methanol Feed Start" — whatever your workflow requires.
- **Archive** types you don't use, so they stop cluttering dropdowns and creation flows. Your team only sees what's relevant to their work.

**How it works**

Open the **Library** and navigate to the new **Event Types** tab. You'll see all types grouped by category. From there, click into any type to edit its display name, or create a new one by selecting a category and providing a name. Changes propagate immediately — every surface in Invert picks up your terminology.

Phases work the same way. A phase is a pair of events (start + end) that define a time range, and they're managed alongside point-in-time events in the same Library view.

**Automatic type creation during ingestion**

When data comes in that references an event type you haven't configured yet, Invert creates it automatically — no manual setup required. The new type appears in your Library where you can rename or organize it. Ingestion is never blocked by a missing type.

**Works with Assist**

Assist uses your custom display names in conversation. If you've renamed "Growth Phase" to "Expansion Phase," that's what Assist says — no fallback to generic names.

*Available now for all organizations.*