Variables list for transformation template 'Merge Events into Sessions'

The start variable is responsible for the period's start date for which transformation should be performed. Example value is an SQL code that takes one day less than the current date and turns it into a string that is understandable for Google BigQuery.

In other words, this is the beginning of the period during which the transformation needs to be performed.

We recommend using a data refresh interval of 1 day to save resources, but you can use any interval you prefer.

Additionally, instead of SQL code, you can specify a specific date in the date format here, for example, CAST ('20230101' AS STRING).

The end variable is responsible for the period's end date for which transformation should be performed. Example value is an SQL code that takes one day less than the current date and turns it into a string that is understandable for Google BigQuery. Thus, this transformation would take dates between start_suffix and end_suffix.

This is the end of the period during which the transformation needs to be performed. We recommend using a data refresh interval of 1 day to save resources, but you can use any interval you prefer. Additionally, instead of SQL code, you can specify an end date in the date format, for example, CAST ('20230101' AS STRING).

The project ID where the events table is located for which the current transformation is configured.

The dataset ID where the events table is located for which the current transformation is configured.

ID of your table with events. Has a standard value: events_intraday_

Session timeout is the duration after which one session is interrupted and the next begins. Specified in minutes.

The default session expiration time in Google Analytics is 30 minutes. However, you can specify any time depending on your website settings.

The waiting time for the campaign in days. When preparing the LNDC model, the specified number of days ago will be checked to determine the user's last indirect source.

Timezone in which sessions will be collected. Specified for:

1. Session interruption at midnight.
2. Correct determination of the time when the session was performed.

List of timezones

Autotagging priority. Contains two values. 0 - manual tagging is given priority when collecting session data. 1 - autotagging (gclid) is given priority when collecting session data.

More details about this parameter can be found in our article on auto-tagging.

Referral exclusion list.A list of domains that, when transitioned from, will not start a new session and users will not be counted as referral traffic.

Please, notice, that at the end of the exclusion list must not be any symbols, such as "-", "|" etc. 

User ID of the website visitor. It can take one of two values:

• user_pseudo_id — a generated by GA4 alias identifier intended for the user, such as an application instance identifier.
• owox.user_id — more details in our article.

This refers to how many days ago the operation searched for gclid in Data Transfer tables / By Request pipeline.

There are cases where a user clicks on an advertisement and saves the link. Then, after a few days, he revisit by the saved link. However, since the visit is technically through the link and not through the advertisement, the corresponding gclid is not present in dataTransfer, and it needs to be searched for in the history.

ID of dataset, in which Adwords Data Transfer data is collected.

This path is good for both new and old Data Transfer. In case of using Google Ads -> Google Big Query pipeline, the value should be a dataset where pipeline data is collected. 

Intermediate temporary table with event data. This table will be created automatically, choose a descriptive name to make sure the purpose of this table is clear in the future.

Intermediate temporary table with event data. This table will be created automatically, choose a descriptive name to make sure the purpose of this table is clear in the future.

The dataset ID where the session table is located for which the current transformation is configured.

Place, in which results of merging events would be saved.

The ID of the table with sessions. Place in which results of merging events would be saved. We recommend a standard value: owoxbi_ga4_sessions_