Variables list for transformation template 'Merge Events into Sessions (App Data)'

Period

Specify the period for which you want to perform the transformation.

Variable name Type Description Example of value
{{start_suffix}} STRING

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).

FORMAT_DATE('%Y%m%d',DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE(), INTERVAL 3 DAY))
{{end_suffix}} 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).

FORMAT_DATE('%Y%m%d',DATE_SUB(CURRENT_DATE(), INTERVAL 1 DAY))

 

GA4 BigQuery Export table

Specify the parameters of the GA4 events export table. In the Table ID, specify the name before the underscore at the end, and without a suffix — calculated suffixes will be attached to this name in the future.

Important: Using this template assumes that all your data is located within one GCP (Google Cloud Platform) project.
If you store data in more than one project, please contact us via email at bi@owox.com before proceeding with the setup.

Variable name Type Description Example of value
{{gcp_project_id}} STRING

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

cute-gbq-project
{{ga4e_dataset_id}} STRING

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

analytics_12345678
{{ga4e_table_id}} STRING

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

events_

 

Additional parameters

Specify additional parameters used for merging into sessions.

Variable name Type Description Example of value
{{s_timeout}} STRING

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.

30
{{c_timeout}} STRING

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.

90
{{timezone}} STRING

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

Europe/Kiev
{{r_exclusion_list}} STRING

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. 

yourwebsite.com|
onemoreyourwebsite.com|
anothersite.com|verygoodsite.com

 

Intermediate tables

Specify the names of the intermediate tables used for merging sessions.

Variable name Type Description Example of value
t1_table_id STRING

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.

temp_ga4_sessions
t2_table_id STRING

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.

temp_agg_sessions

 

Events merging results

Specify where to save the events merging results.

Variable name Type Description Example of value
{{s_dataset_id}} STRING

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

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

OWOXBI_GA4_Streaming
{{s_table_id}} STRING

The ID of the table with sessions. Place in which results of the merging would be saved. It can be export_ga4_sessions_new or owoxbi_ga4_sessions, depending on your choice. 

export_ga4_sessions_new

 

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