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Aside from the entry condition, all Journey step conditions are triggered by future events and existing trait memberships. Event-based conditions only evaluate events that occur *after* the Journey is published.
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When you [include historical data](/docs/personas/journeys/build-journey/#using-historical-data-for-the-entry-step) in a Journey's entry condition, Personas backfills entry with users who previously satisfied the entry condition. For example, to evaluate if a user has ever used a discount code mid-Journey, create and configure a [Computed Trait](/docs/personas/computed-traits/#conditions) to select for `discount_used = true` to use in your Journey.
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When you [include historical data](/docs/personas/journeys/build-journey/#using-historical-data-for-the-entry-step) in a Journey's entry condition, Personas identifies users who previously satisfied the entry condition and adds them to entry. For example, to evaluate if a user has ever used a discount code mid-Journey, create and configure a [Computed Trait](/docs/personas/computed-traits/#conditions) to select for `discount_used = true` to use in your Journey.
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This historical backfill has no impact on any additional Journey steps, however. To include historical data in post-entry conditions, use the following table to identify which conditions will automatically backfill historical data:
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Including historical data doesn't impact any additional Journey steps, however. To include historical data in post-entry conditions, use the following table to identify which conditions will automatically include historical data:
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| Condition Type | Automatic Historical Data Backfill |
To include historical data based on custom traits or events that predate the Journey, first build an Audience that includes the targeted data by following these steps:
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For example, to include `custom trait = ABC` in a Journey, create an Audience called `ABC` that includes that custom trait, then add the Journey condition **Part of Audience**`ABC`.
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Using the **Part of Audience** condition, Journeys then populates the custom trait as if it were a backfill.
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Using the **Part of Audience** condition, Journeys then populates the custom trait as if it were using historical data.
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### Use dev spaces and data warehouse destinations to test journeys
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