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change_type: enhancement
component: event
note: Allow event body to represent a display message.
issues: [3343]
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* [Attributes](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.54.0/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-attributes)
SHOULD be used to represent details and provide additional context about the event.

* Events SHOULD NOT use [body](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.54.0/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-body).

* Events SHOULD specify a [severity number](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.54.0/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-severitynumber).

* Events SHOULD NOT use [body](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.54.0/specification/logs/data-model.md#field-body)
except to represent a string display message of the event.

## External event compatibility

When recording events from an existing system as OpenTelemetry Events, it's common
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