# Create Event

The Create Event page lets you define the event name and parameters that are included in the event. After you define the event and its parameters, click Finish to save the event and create its fact table in the database.

Note: After you save an event, you cannot change the names of the event and its parameters; you also cannot delete parameters from an event. To do any of these, contact the Support Center for assistance. You can, however, add parameters after saving an event.

This topic discusses:

New Event
Event Parameters
Delivered Parameters

New Event

This section lets you create the name of a new event. The name that you create determines the name of its fact table.

Setting | Description
Event Name | Type the name of the custom event into this box. Names can be up to 14 characters in length and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, and underscores. Note: You must set the OpenUsage API to send data to the fact table using the event name that you specified on this page, not its column name in the database.
Table Name | This box is read-only, and defines the name of the fact table that will store the event's data. Custom event tables use the following naming convention in the database: ascfact_<event_name> (spaces in event names are replaced with underscores). For complete details on the fact tables that are delivered with Analytics, see Administrator Guide for BEA AquaLogic Analytics.

Event Parameters

This section lets you create and remove event parameters.

Setting | Description
Add | Create a new parameter. You can add parameters after saving an event.
Remove | Remove a parameter by selecting the check box next to the parameter name and clicking this button. Note: You cannot remove or change the name of a parameter after clicking Finish on the New Event page. To do either of these, contact the Support Center for assistance.
Name | Type the name of the parameter in this box. Names can be up to 14 characters in length and can only include letters, numbers, spaces, and underscores. Use this name when passing parameters with the OpenUsage API.
Data Type | Choose the data type of the parameter. If you choose String, you must also choose a dimension to associate to this parameter.
Dimension | Choose a dimension to associate to this parameter, if the parameter is of type String.

Delivered Parameters

Analytics delivers the following parameters which are, by default, included in every event:

Parameter | Description
USERID | The ID of the user who triggers the event. You must use the OpenUsage API to set the User ID.
TIMEID | The unique ID number that is created for each occurrence of the event. This value is set by Analytics.
VISITID | The portal visit ID of the user who triggered the event. Note: This parameter is only compatible with events that occur in the portal. This value is set by Analytics.
OCCURRED | The date and time when the event was generated. The format of the date/time stamp is determined by your database type. This value is set by Analytics.

Related Topics:

- Runtime Settings
- Security Settings
- Event Registration

To display the page associated with this help topic:

1. Click Administration.
2. From the Select Utility drop-down list, click Analytics Administration.
3. Under Edit Object Settings on the left, click Event Registration.
4. Under Managed Events, click Add.