Require Multiple Occurrences of an Event

Add the same User Defined Event more than once when you need separate records matching it.

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Build the Query

Add the event to the event basket.
Click the + button beside its entry to add another occurrence, or add it again from the event library.
Add any other required events.

Each copy is a separate requirement. One physical record fills only one occurrence, even when the copies have identical definitions.

Example name:Two checkout submissions

Event basket:Checkout Submitted + Checkout Submitted

Queried records for one EventOwner	Result
One Checkout Submitted record	Incomplete
Two separate Checkout Submitted records	Completed
Checkout Submitted → Page Viewed → Checkout Submitted	Completed; Page Viewed is ignored

Two checkout submissions. Illustration: Checkout Submitted added twice, with the second occurrence shown as a copy. — Illustration: Checkout Submitted added twice, with the second occurrence shown as a copy.

When to Use It

Detect duplicate checkout submissions.
Find two payment attempts for the same request.
Require two acknowledgments recorded under the same entity.

Note:Two copies require two separate records within a completed set. They do not mean the EventOwner had exactly two such records across the entire query range. Later records can form another set.

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