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Use the ‘event_timestamp’ for the ‘first_visit’ event instead of ‘user_first_touch_timestamp’ wherever possible.

Both the ‘event_timestamp’ for the ‘first_visit’ event and ‘user_first_touch_timestamp’ represent the same exact moment of the first recorded interaction of the user with your website.

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You can verify the relationship between ‘event_timestamp’ for the ‘first_visit’ event and ‘user_first_touch_timestamp’ by using the following SQL: