# Track Place an order event (for COD payment method)

## What is Place an order event?

Place an order event is a conversion tracking event, gets triggered when a customer completes the order process. 

🤗 Unlike the "Complete Payment" event, which tracks successful payments, the "Place an Order" event records intent, including instances where payment is pending (e.g., cash on delivery or payment failures).

## Benefits of Tracking the "Place an Order" Event

* Pre-Purchase Insights: Understand potential revenue and customer intent before payment is completed.
* Checkout Funnel Optimization: Identify drop-off points and improve conversion rates.
* Campaign Refinement: Use the data to refine ad targeting and drive more completed sales.

## Step-by-Step Setup

### Step 1: Enable the "Place an Order" Event in Settings

Go to **Settings** tab and choose section **Events tracking**. Tick the checkbox to enable Place an order event in Omega

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If you are in **Analytics** tab please click into the popover, then click **Turn on now** to go to **Settings** tab.

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### Step 2: Configure in TikTok Events Manager

1️⃣ Add Place an order event to an <mark style="background-color:blue;">**EXISTING**</mark> TikTok pixel

In TikTok Events Manager, go to a specific TikTok pixel. Click **Add events** and choose **Manual setup**

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Don't modify any setup, go to step 5 and add **Place an order** to **Conversion event**

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Upon done setting up, wait for a few minutes or hours to see Place an Order event here

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2️⃣ Add Place an order event to a <mark style="background-color:green;">**NEW**</mark> TikTok pixel

[-> See how to create new pixel manually in TikTok Events Manager](https://omegatheme-contact.gitbook.io/omega-multiple-tiktok-pixels-1/add-your-tiktok-pixel/manually-add-tiktok-pixel)

[-> See how to auto create new pixel in Omega](https://omegatheme-contact.gitbook.io/omega-multiple-tiktok-pixels-1/add-your-tiktok-pixel/create-new-pixel-directly-in-omega)

When creating a new pixel, in step 5, add **Place an order** to **Conversion event**

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All done! Your Place an order event will be collected by Omega and send to TikTok immediately. Events will be shown depending on TikTok, within 15 minutes or up to 48 hours.

## ❗❗ Important notice

1. Place an order event will be tracked separately with Complete payment event.&#x20;
2. Place an order event will not be visible on TikTok Pixel Helper. 👉 Please contact our Live chat agents for quick guide and event testing.