# Save without calling the after\_create

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-without-calling-the-after-create/144217>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 26, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-without-calling-the-after-create/144217 "2008-07-26T21:21:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-without-calling-the-after-create/144217/1 "2008-07-26T21:21:03Z")

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I have an observer class called AttendanceObserver which sends an  
email everytime a record is inserted into the Attendance table. But  
there are several other actions when I also save into that table but I  
don’t want to send an e-mail. Does anybody knows is there a way to do  
this and maybe specify a save into an attendance table without calling  
the after\_create method below? Thanks,

Elioncho

```auto
AttendanceObserver < ActiveRecord::Observer
  def after_create(attendance)
     attendance.user.send_message(attendance.user, 'text', 'You have
been invited to an event')

UserMailer.deliver_event_notification(attendance.user,attendance.event)
  end
end
```