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title: Adding event prototypes
slug: how-tos/3gER-adding-event-prototypes
createdAt: 2025-09-08T12:35:36.000Z
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To begin creating event prototypes, it is necessary to first configure the necessary [event types and event type properties](docId\:Mg2d9Wmvt4YzdEpya_sp6)

To add an event to the prototype, click the `Create event` button under the created asset prototype’s `Events` menu.

The name of the event is determined by the Event Type, the description can optionally be filled in.

Depending on the Detection Mode, different settings have to be filled in. The detection modes are similar to the [detection mode of non-prototyped events ](docId\:WKiLKsy0W63S1CaFwKur0) with the added possibility to trigger on a prototyped asset property for the historian detection mode.

Event prototype property configuration

The configuration of the event prototype’s properties is similar to the [configuration of the event properties of a non-prototyped event](docId\:LhNfEBiwFtA9QNk6ii5Oa) , with the added possibility to have a data reference to a prototyped asset property for the historian detection mode.