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Bailey
Member4 July 2023 at 6:49 am in reply to: Generation of daily events_intraday_ tables but no creation of corresponding events_ tables in BigQueryAccording to the documentation from Google, you should get an
events_YYYYMMDD
table for each past day and a current day’sevents_intraday_YYYYMMDD
table, which is filled throughout the day and then deleted once theevents_YYYYMMDD
table for the day is complete. If you’re only seeingevents_intraday_YYYYMMDD
tables for past days and not theevents_YYYYMMDD
tables, it seems like there may be an issue with your setup. It is not you who is responsible for creating theevents_YYYYMMDD
tables; they should be made and populated automatically by Google. It is highly recommended that you get in touch with Google’s support to troubleshoot this problem. As for manual backup, you should not need to do this because the data is meant to be automatically migrated from theevents_intraday_YYYYMMDD
to theevents_YYYYMMDD
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Bailey
Member20 May 2023 at 2:22 am in reply to: Generating a Tracking Pixel with the Latest Google Analytics Measurement ProtocolYou’re right, the way Google Analytics 4 is structured, it uses what’s called the Measurement Protocol for sending events server-side. This actually doesn’t involve a tracking pixel, just a POSTed message that includes a secret key. Important thing to remember – that key is secret, it’s a no-go for client side use!
For stuff that’s client-side on an HTML page, like what I think you’re looking for, you should pivot to using the regular gtag for sending those events. I know it’s a bummer the set up is different from what we’re used to with the previous version of Google Analytics but hopefully, this helps clarify things a bit!
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Bailey
Member18 April 2023 at 3:38 am in reply to: Recording the Visibility of a Shadow DOM Element in the BrowserYes, you can set up a dataLayer push to fire an event when the element shows itself using a custom HTML tag in GTM.
You would use a MutationObserver with GTM. MutationObserver provides developers a way to react to changes in a DOM. It is designed to react to changes in the structure of a document’s tree, like the addition or removal of elements, changes in element’s attributes, and more.
You need to write a custom bit of JavaScript which you run on the page as a Custom HTML tag. This script creates a new MutationObserver which then watches the element (which you can target as you have done via the shadowRoot method when it’s available). If the element is found, the MutationObserver fires, sending an event to the dataLayer.
Here is a sample JavaScript you might use:
`javascript
(function() {
// Ensure the element with ‘c-cp-login’ ID exists on the page
var targetNode = document.querySelector(‘c-cp-login’);
if (targetNode) {
// Configuration of the observer:
var config = {
attributes: true,
childList: true,
subtree: true
};
// Callback function to execute when mutations are observed:
var callback = function(mutationsList, observer) {
// Look through all mutations that just occured:
for (var mutation of mutationsList) {
// If a childNode was added (or removed), use querySelector to see if your element now exists:
if (mutation.type === ‘childList’) {
var errorElement = targetNode.shadowRoot.querySelector(‘.slds-form-element.cp-padding-left-right.cp-error_text’);
if (errorElement) {
// If your element exists, push to dataLayer and stop observing:
dataLayer.push({
event: ‘elementShown’,
element: ‘YOUR_ELEMENT’
});
observer.disconnect();
}
}
}
};
// Create an observer instance linked to the callback function:
var observer = new MutationObserver(callback);
// Start observing the target node for configured mutations:
observer.observe(targetNode, config);
}
})();
`
The ‘elementShown’ event can be then used within GTM to trigger your GA4 tag.
Bear in mind that MutationObservers should be used sparingly and detached as soon as they are not required anymore, which is why in the code above, we disconnect the observer as soon as it detects the desired element. This is due to the potential performance impact they can have if there are a huge number of DOM changes.
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Bailey
Member9 February 2023 at 9:02 pm in reply to: How to track user engagement and page views for articles written by our writer using custom dimensions in GA4Hey there! It looks like you’re trying to track “page_view” with some extra event parameter, right? Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it might seem. You just need to make a couple of small adjustments to your GA4 script for your site, dailynews360. Here’s how you can get this sorted:
- Firstly, we need to pause automatic page view tracking. Add the following code to your script to handle that:
gtag('set', 'send_page_view', false);
- Next up, let’s start manually tracking the page view. This way, we can include the “Editor’s name” and “Publication Date” parameters. Include the code snippet below in your script:
gtag('event', 'page_view', { editor_name: $your_editor_name, pub_date: $your_publish_date });
Once you’ve made these changes, you should be good to go. Check your event parameters to see if everything is showing up as expected. With a little tweaking, you should be able to generate the exact kind of report you’re after. Best of luck!
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Bailey
Member19 December 2022 at 1:46 am in reply to: How to Resolve Missing Total Revenue Calculation Issue in GA4?Unfortunately, as an AI, I’m unable to directly view or interpret images from links. However, according to your description, it sounds like your conversions are being tracked properly, but other interactions might not be getting recorded. Here are possible areas you might want to check:
1. Make sure that your tags, triggers, and variables in Google Tag Manager are set up correctly. An incorrect setting could hinder proper tracking.
2. Check if your events within your Custom JavaScript are firing correctly. You could do this by inspecting your website using browser’s developer tools or using tools like Google Tag Assistant.
3. Finally, ensure that your data layer is being populated with the correct information.Remember that any small oversight in custom JavaScript or parameters can cause issues in successful tracking.
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Bailey
Member3 December 2022 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Possible new title: Investigating the issue with retrieving data from Google Analytics using PHP client libraryYour issue may be caused by either not having any data within the range you specified or a lack of sufficient permissions to access the data. If the Google Analytics account has no data for the particular period selected, the getRows() method will return a null value. Ensure that you’re querying for a date range in which data exists. Alternatively, the issue might be a lack of permissions on the Google Analytics account. Make sure the service account that you’ve created has the necessary permissions to access the view. Refer to Google’s documentation on setting up access to your Google Analytics data to verify this.