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title: Configuring an event
slug: flutter-crm-pillar/configuring-an-event
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createdAt: 2024-01-30T23:03:21.354Z
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To log into the Adobe Experience Platform, and open Adobe Journey Optimizer, check the [Welcome!](docId:9tvwkkFf6Bbdrf9nQOIVg)**  **section.
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## Event overview

**What is an Event?**

Events allow you to trigger your journeys unitarily to send messages, in real-time, to the individual flowing into the journey.

In the event configuration, you configure the events expected in the journeys. The incoming events’ data is normalized following Adobe Experience Data Model (XDM). Events come from Streaming Ingestion APIs for authenticated and unauthenticated events (such as Adobe Mobile SDK or Adobe Web SDK events). [Learn more](https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/journey-optimizer/using/configuration/configure-journeys/events-journeys/about-events)

To get an overview of all events in Adobe Journey Optimizer:

1. In the menu on the left side, under **Administration**, click on **Configurations**. You will see a set of tiles. 
2. Click on **Manage** in the **Events** tile, to get an overview with all existing events.

## Configuring an event

We'll be configuring an event that we can use in our journey. The event should trigger whenever a customer place a bet on the website.

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If you do not want to configure your own event, you can reuse an event that has aleady been created for you, **betPlaced**. 

Feel free to skip this exercise and proceed to **Configuring a custom action.**
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To configure a new event, click **Create Event**. A menu will open on the right side.

- Set the **name** to  `yourname_betPlaced`.
- For **schema**, click on **Select a schema** and choose `Demo System - Event Schema for Website (Global v1.1) v.1` in the dropdown.
- For **fields**, click on **4 fields selected**, a pop-up window will open. In this window we can select the data fields we want to have available for the event.
  1. Search for the folder **Bet Details**, and check the checkbox. This wil automatically select all the children fields.
  2. Scroll down (or use the search field) to find `Event Type (eventType)` and check the checkbox.
  3. Click **Ok**. 
- The window will close and you should now see `12 fields selected`.
- For the **event ID condition**, click on **pencil icon**. Another pop-up window will open.
  - Drag the **Event Type (eventType)** from the left menu onto the right side.
  - You'll be prompted to choose a value. Look for `bet.placed`. Check this value then scroll back up and click **Ok**.
  - Click **Ok** to save and close the pop-up window.

Your condition should look like: 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/1Jp0iolWv35Z_mkI7oUiT/B-I_R1b1Y5ckurDdME3-J_event1.jpg)

- Check if the **namespace** is set to `ECID (ECID)`.
- Check if the profile identifier is set to `The ecid of core`. If this is not set, select `Context > _demopotemea > identification > core > ecid`.
- Your screen should look like the image below. Click **Save**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/1Jp0iolWv35Z_mkI7oUiT/0-CoDPho8yVIs1n4nrCO4_event2.jpg)

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You have successfully created an **Event** to be used as the trigger in our Acquisition Journey! 
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