Sometimes you need to create an analysis where a particular step of the process can be any of several specific events. By default, Amplitude doesn't let you select multiple steps directly through the Events Module, and there's no `OR` clause for you to use here. However, you can create a custom event made up of two separate events joined by an `OR` clause, then use this new custom event in your flow.

For example, `Play or Search Song` is a custom event consisting of the `Play Song` event, the `Search Song` event, and an `OR` clause to connect the two. Any user who triggers **either** the `Play Song` event **or** the `Search Song` event has **converted** that second step.

Another method is conditioning an added event with an [event property or user property](/docs/data/user-properties-and-events). This is the primary method for analyzing whether a user performed one of many events.

## Before you begin

- Only admins, managers, and members can create custom events.
- Custom events are available only in the Event Segmentation, Funnel Analysis, Retention Analysis, Lifecycle, Stickiness, Impact Analysis, Pathfinder, and Compass charts.
- You can't query custom events in Redshift.
- All custom events have the prefix `[Custom]` before the event name in your charts.
- Editing or renaming custom events used on other charts breaks those charts. Amplitude continues to query the previously-named value until you manually change it on any charts that use it. You receive a warning when making any edits to custom events.
- Querying event properties on custom events is _only_ possible if the property applies to all events. If you're trying to create a custom event with five different events and you want to see the location values from all of them, instrument the location event property on **all** the individual events that make up the custom event.

## Group two existing events into a single custom event

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to _Data_, then choose the project you want to create the custom event for in the dropdown. From _Events_, click _Create Custom Event_.
2. In the modal that appears, select the events you want to analyze as a single event. You can set different filters on these events, in case the analysis requires a more granular view of the selected events.

At this point, this event is available for further analyses in Amplitude. To use it, select the newly-created event in the _Custom_ category in the appropriate chart dropdown menus.