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June 12, 2023
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difference between Custom event and direct call rule

  • June 12, 2023
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Hi, 

     I feel like that direct call rule and custom event does the same thing. Can anyone explain the main key difference?

Best answer by dwright-adobe

I agree, they're very similar. Custom events are triggered by generic JavaScript, while direct call rules are triggered by tags/Launch-specific code. Personally, I think it's better to implement custom events in your web app. You might want to hook into them for other purposes besides tags/Launch rules, too.

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June 13, 2023

I agree, they're very similar. Custom events are triggered by generic JavaScript, while direct call rules are triggered by tags/Launch-specific code. Personally, I think it's better to implement custom events in your web app. You might want to hook into them for other purposes besides tags/Launch rules, too.

SA30Author
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June 13, 2023

Got it ! I have a one more question . Should I need to use custom event when , I am using eddl with core extension.

Gokul_Agiwal
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June 14, 2023

Hi @sa30 Please go through below 2 threads about EDDL, nicely explain by our community member @yuhuisg 

 

https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-analytics-questions/hi-can-any-one-help-me-to-understand-the-difference-between-a/m-p/438861

https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-analytics-questions/acdl-and-eddl-difference-and-implementation-steps/td-p/553095 

 

Hope this helps to understand and it's implement approach. If any question reply back to this thread.