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| Data Source Type: | Adobe Analytics |
| Supported Version |
Adobe Analytics API version 1.4 Note: Make sure that you're an administrator of your Adobe WebServices account. |
| Authentication: | API Key Authentication |
| Sample Request: |
'replace me' is your report suite id. |
| API Documentation: | Adobe Analytics API Documents |
Step-by-Step
Create a new data source using Adobe Analytics
To create a data source using Adobe Analytics, you need to accomplish the following tasks:
- Create a new data source.
- Find your API Username and Shared Secret.
- Write your request and enter it into Klipfolio.
- Complete the data source creation process.
Note: This guide assumes that you already have an active Adobe Analytics account.
Step 1: Start the data source creation process
To create a data source using Adobe Analytics, go to the Service Connectors page in Klipfolio and select Adobe Analytics.
Step 2: Find your API Username and Shared Secret
You can find your API Username and Shared Secret in the Web Services section in your Adobe Analytics account.
Step 3: Write your request and enter it into Klipfolio
Adobe Analytics offers instructions on writing your requests in their API Documents.
Here is a sample request to get you started:
{
"reportDescription":{ "reportSuiteID":"replaceme" }
}
'replace me' is your report suite id.
Step 4: Authenticate and complete the data source creation process
Now that you have written your request:
- At Environment, select your closest location or San Jose (Default) from the drop-down menu.
- At API Username, type in your API Username.
- At Shared Secret, type in your Shared Secret.
- At Request Body, paste your written request.
- Click Get data.
- Ensure this is the data you’re looking for. Optionally, select the checkbox to Model your data. Learn more about modelling data sources.
- Click Continue.
- Name, choose refresh settings, and, optionally, share your data source.
- Click Save.
Creating Adobe Analytics data feeds in PowerMetrics
In this article you learned how to connect to Adobe Analytics to create data sources in Klipfolio Klips. You can also connect to Adobe Analytics to create data feeds (and data feed metrics) in Klipfolio PowerMetrics. The method for creating data feeds is similar to the steps described above, with a few exceptions:
- You start by clicking the + button beside Metrics (in the left navigation sidebar) > See all services. Under Data Feed Services, select Adobe Analytics. Click +New data feed > Select Adobe Analytics data.
- After configuring the data service (as described above) and getting data, you're taken to the data feed editor where you can make adjustments to the data feed or save it as-is. If applicable, go here to learn how to configure data feeds for services that return JSON/XML data.
- When you configure a data feed metric, you select the measure and dimensions from the data feed to include in the metric and choose settings that determine how the data will be visualized. Go here for detailed instructions on configuring a metric.