Check available data within Oracle Infinity

Introduction

This tutorial will show you how to check the available Parameters and values within Oracle Infinity using a variety of features (depending on which features you have enabled, you may be able to use some/all of these methods).

Objectives

The objectives of the tutorial are to:

I don’t have Oracle Infinity Analytics! If you do not have access to Oracle Infinity Analytics, you can use the other methods within this tutorial to check for parameters.

Check whether a Parameter has been seen by Oracle Infinity

Firstly, you can check whether the parameter you are looking for is available within the Settings area:

  1. Go to the Settings menu and View Available Parameters.
  2. Use the search box in the top right-hand corner to search for your desired parameter (for example, wt.tx_e).
  3. If your parameter has been sent to Oracle Infinity, it will show in this list.

Example Parameter within Settings

Example Parameter within Settings

Tips!

Default Parameters will always show: Default will always show in this list as standard.

Search all parameters: To ensure you are searching for all parameters, ensure you have selected Unnamed within the Show menu in the top left-hand corner.

data. prefix: Your desired parameter will likely be prefixed with data. (for example, if searching for wt.tx_e it will show as data.wt.tx_e). All parameters which you send to Oracle Infinity are prefixed with data. - automatically generated parameters usually do not have this prefix (for example, the Browser Name shows as ext.browser.name).

Checking Available Data using Oracle Infinity Analytics

This section will detail how to view available Parameters and value using Oracle Infinity Analytics by Creating a Report.

Ensure your Parameter is enabled for use within Analytics

Create a Report

You can check when you received data for your chosen parameter by Creating a Report.

Creating Reports: Note that you will have to ensure that you have a Dimension for your parameter in order to use it within a report. This will be covered within this tutorial.

  1. Open the top left-hand navigation menu and click Analytics.

Don’t see Analytics? If you do not have access to Oracle Infinity Analytics, you can use the other methods within this tutorial to check for parameters.

  1. Ensure you have a Collection* available which does use any segments which may filter out the parameter you are looking for.

Collections - If you are unsure, you can create a new Collection without any segments running on it.

  1. Open your chosen Collection.

  2. Click on the +New button on the left-hand side then select Report.

  3. Click on +Add Dimension.

  4. If you already have a Dimension which uses your desired parameter:

    • Select it from the list.

  5. If you do not know of a dimension which uses your parameter:

    • Create a new Dimension
    • Ensure you use an Include of All events.
    • Select your parameter using the Create from drop-down menu.
    • Give your dimension a Dimension Name and Description.
    • Save your dimension.

  6. Change the report period to the date range you would like to check (for example, Last 7 days + Today.

  7. Click Run Report.

  8. You should now see the values collected for your chosen parameter in the report:

    Sample Report

    Sample Report

Check live incoming data using Oracle Infinity Streams (Legacy)

You can check live incoming data using Oracle Infinity Streams (Legacy) by following these steps:

Live Data only: Please that the Streams feature does not show historical data - only live incoming parameters and values.

  1. Open the top left-hand navigation menu and click Streams.
  2. Click START.
  3. You will see parameters* show on the left-hand side as data is received by Oracle Infinity (for example, as users browse your website).
  4. You can see available values for each parameter by dragging them onto the main dashboard in the center of the screen.

Example Stream showing real-time available parameters and values

Example Stream showing real-time available parameters and values

data. prefix*: Your desired parameter will likely be prefixed with data. (for example, if searching for wt.tx_e it will show as data.wt.tx_e). All parameters which you send to Oracle Infinity are prefixed with data. - automatically generated parameters usually do not have this prefix (for example, the Browser Name shows as ext.browser.name).

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