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Question Definition of Custom Events on Event Manager

Discussion in 'Unity Analytics' started by mariabrito17, Sep 13, 2022.

  1. mariabrito17

    mariabrito17

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    Hello!

    We are working on implementing the analytics side of our game and there are some questions I can't find the answer anywhere:

    1. To receive the custom events on Unity and see them appear on Event Browser, we need to define them in Event Manager. Do we need to define only the event name or do we also need to define all the parameters?
    2. Previously we worked with Firebase and there all custom events already came with automatic fields such as the user_id, level, app version, event_timestamp. Is this a thing on Unity as well? Or do we need to add them manually on the developer side?
    Thank you!
     
    mariabrito17, Sep 13, 2022
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  2. SebT_Unity

    SebT_Unity

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    Hi there,
    Thanks for posting on the forums!

    1) To receive custom events on Unity you must do accomplish the following:
    It is suggested that your events hold parameters needed.
    Example: MissionCompleted Event Will included the parameters listed above but additionally you can assign other parameters. Example : missionName, missionLevel,missionDifficulty

    2) Custom events come with the following by default, No need to add them additionally
    • eventTimeStamp
    • userID
    • sessionID
    • eventName
    • eventUUID
    • eventParams
      • clientVersion
      • platform
      • userCountry
    If you need help feel free to either start a new thread or post here.
    Hope this helps out.

    Best,
    Seb
    ​
     
    SebT_Unity, Sep 13, 2022
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  3. mariabrito17

    mariabrito17

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    Thank you so much for the swift and insightful answer.

    I have just one more question about the parameters of custom events. I read that these events have a limit of 10 parameters. Does this limit include the default parameters or it's a limit for custom parameters only? That is, can I have a custom event with the default parameters + 10 custom parameters?
     
    mariabrito17, Sep 14, 2022
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  4. JeffDUnity3D

    JeffDUnity3D

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    The 10 parameter limit only applied to legacy Analytics, not UGS Analytics
     
    JeffDUnity3D, Sep 22, 2022
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  5. EcceHomo

    EcceHomo

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    Hi SebT_Unity is there a ongoing problem with Custom Events when reporting eventParams inside Event Browser?

    My custom levelComplete event.
    upload_2022-12-19_14-27-30.png

    With 8 custom eventParams
    upload_2022-12-19_14-27-17.png

    Code for sending levelComplete with 8 eventParams
    Code (CSharp):
    1.         Dictionary<string, object> usaData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
    2.  
    3.         // General telemetry data
    4.         data.Add("levelName", levelName);
    5.         data.Add("collectedCoins", collectedCoins);
    6.         data.Add("totalCoins", totalCoins);
    7.         data.Add("remainingLife", remainingLife);
    8.  
    9.         // Booster telemetry data
    10.         data.Add("boosterLollipop", boosterLollipopCount);
    11.         data.Add("boosterBomb", boosterBombCount);
    12.         data.Add("boosterSwitch", boosterSwitchCount);
    13.         data.Add("boosterColorBomb", boosterColorBombCount);
    14.  
    15.         // Unity service analytics custom levelComplete implementation
    16.         AnalyticsService.Instance.CustomData("levelComplete", usaData);
    I can see Event content inside Event Browser, but I don't see my 8 eventParams
    upload_2022-12-19_14-26-56.png
     
    EcceHomo, Dec 19, 2022
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  6. SebT_Unity

    SebT_Unity

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    Hi EcceHomo,

    Thanks for contacting us on the forums. Here is a sample script to handle custom events

    Code (CSharp):
    1.  private void HandleCustomEvent()
    2.     {
    3.         //Handle Custom event
    4.         Dictionary<string, object> parameters = new Dictionary<string, object>()
    5.         {
    6.             { "levelName", levelName},
    7.             { "collectedCoins", collectedCoins}
    8.         };
    9.  
    10.         AnalyticsService.Instance.CustomData("levelComplete", parameters);
    11.      
    12.         // You can call Events.Flush() to send the event immediately
    13.         AnalyticsService.Instance.Flush();
    14.  
    15.     }
    While looking at your source I can see that your dictionary name is
    usaData
    but when adding to your declared dictionary you used the variable name
    data

    calling usaData.add("... should solve your issue with logging custom events.

    Let me know if this helps you out and have additional questions.
    Seb
     
    Last edited: Dec 19, 2022
    SebT_Unity, Dec 19, 2022
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  7. EcceHomo

    EcceHomo

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    Hi SebT_Unity thank you so much for your feedback, yes dictionary name was the problem

    I can see Event content inside Event Browser, and my 8 eventParams
    upload_2022-12-19_22-20-43.png
     

    Attached Files:

    EcceHomo, Dec 19, 2022
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