Use products from custom events in recommendations

To include products from a custom event in recommendations, configure the event to save product data to the user's profile.

This configuration is available to Admins only.

  • Go to Customer Data > Events and select the custom event.

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  • Select Save products.
  • For Product saving mode, select one of the following:

Save products

When enabled, product data in the event payload is saved to the user's profile. Select a saving mode:

Mode What it does
Replace existing

Products from the latest event payload replace all existing products. Select how they are replaced:

  • Replace product metadata — Updates attributes (price, name, availability, etc.) of existing products. The product list itself stays intact.
  • Replace products — Replaces the entire product list and metadata with products from the latest event payload.
Append to existing Products from each event are added to the existing list. Limit: 1,000 products per event per user.
Save on timeline Similar to Append to existing, but products are saved with a timestamp so you can retrieve them by date range. Limit: 1,000 products per event per user.
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  Example: how product saving works

A user views three jackets at 2 pm (prod_ids: J1, J2, J3) and three shoes at 4 pm (prod_ids: S1, S2, S3). Here's what Blueshift retrieves for recommendations at 5 pm:

  • Replace existing — retrieves S1, S2, S3 only. The jacket views are gone.
  • Append to existing — retrieves J1, J2, J3, S1, S2, S3. All views are retained.
  • Save on timeline — retrieves J1, J2, J3, S1, S2, S3, but you can filter by time. For example, retrieve only products viewed after 3 pm to get S1, S2, and S3.
  • Click Save.
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