Editing parameters
If you have the rights to manage parameters, you can modify whether they are available for use in Analytics and Actions (for non-standard parameters), parameter display names, and the category to which they are assigned. You can also specify advanced options.
To edit a parameter:
- Click the
> Settings.
- From the side bar, click Parameters. By default, parameters that already have names are displayed.
- To locate the parameter you want to edit, you can enter its name in the search box or sort the columns. If the parameter is not listed, it may not yet have been given a display name. To show unnamed parameters, you can select Unnamed or All Parameters from the Show list.
- Click the row of the parameter you want to change.
- Click the edit icon
.
- In the Display Name box, enter a new name for the parameter. For example, instead of having users search for
data.wt.mc_id, you can name it Campaign ID. - In the Category section, click the list to choose a category. Alternatively, click + Create Category to add a new category. If you create a new category, you then need to select the new category from the list to add the parameter to it.
- You can edit a category by clicking next to it in the category list, entering a new category name, and clicking
.
Important: Categories are shared across parameters and reports. Any changes you make to a category for parameters affects reports that share the category.
- To delete a category, click
next to the category that you want to delete. Alternatively, you can use the Library to delete categories. - To make the parameter available in Oracle Infinity Analytics and Actions, select the Analytics and Actions check box in the In Use By section. When Analytics and Actions is selected, the Advanced Options section displays editable options. You cannot delete parameters, but you can clear this check box to remove them from use in Analytics and Actions.
Important: If a parameter is already in use (for example, included in a measure), removing it from Analytics could cause unintended impacts on reports that use the parameter. Make sure the parameter is not in use before clearing its Analytics and Actions check box.
- In the Data Type section, select one of the following values if you need to change a parameter's data type:
- String: Supports one or more alphanumeric characters. Example:
wt.tx_cartid=27980554 - Numerical: Supports one or more integers so that mathematical operations can be performed on them, such as when you specify the parameter in a calculated measure. Example:
data.wt.tx_u=2.
- String: Supports one or more alphanumeric characters. Example:
- In the Advanced Options section, you can edit any existing options or click the advanced options icon
to select the following options:
The order in which you specify advanced options is applied at the time a report is run. For more details, see parameter advanced options.
If the Advanced Options section does not display the
icon, select the Analytics and Actions check box. - Click Save.
