Template.shareDialog.helpers({ }); Template.shareDialog.events({ "tap #shareButton": function(event, instance){ var self = this; var userName = instance.find("#userNameOrEmailInput").value; var permission = instance.find("#accessLevelMenu").value; Meteor.call("getUserId", userName, function (err, result) { if(err){ this.userFindError = true; } else{ if(permission === "write"){ Characters.update(self._id, { $push: {writers: result}, $pull: {readers: result} }); } else { Characters.update(self._id, { $push: {readers: result}, $pull: {writers: result} }); } GlobalUI.closeDialog(); } }); } });