diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db-master.xml b/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db-master.xml
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diff --git a/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/create_event_indexes.xml b/orcid-persistence/src/main/resources/db/updates/create_event_indexes.xml
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+ create index event_orcid_index on event(orcid);
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+ create index event_client_id_index on event(client_id);
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+ create index event_type_index on event(event_type);
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