Google Analytics GA4

Follow the steps below to create a connection:

Watch Video: Connecting to a Database

This video might show an earlier version of the feature or operation that differs in minor ways from the current version.

  1. In the User Portal, press the top ‘Create’ button creation in the Portal, and select ‘Data Source’ database plus.

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    This opens the data source listing. To locate a data source, select the data source category in the left panel, or enter the data source name in the search field.

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    If you see the ‘Create Visualization’ dialog box instead of the User Portal, press Connect to Data Source to display the data source listing.

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  2. Select the ‘Google Analytics’ data source, and press Create. This opens the data source definition screen.

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  3. In the ‘Name’ field, enter a label for this data source connection.

  4. Press Sign in with Google. This opens a web page that may prompt you to log into Google (if you are not logged in already).

  5. Follow the prompts, and then close the browser window. This populates the token fields.

  6. Optional: Enter a value for the ‘Connect Timeout’ to set a timeout for establishing a connection. (A value of zero indicates no timeout.)

  7. Optional: Enter a value for the ‘Read Timeout’ to set a timeout for reading from an existing connection. (A value of zero indicates no timeout.)

  8. Optional: For a multi-tenant environment (Enterprise Edition only), assign any desired additional connections. See Add an Additional Connection for more information.

  9. Press OK.

    You may see the ‘Create Visualization’ dialog box at this step.

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    Press the ‘Close’ button close to continue with the steps below (recommended), or choose one of the following options:

    Create a Query

    Define a query based on the selected data source. See New Data Worksheet Dialog Box in Create a Data Worksheet for further instructions.

    Start from Scratch

    Open a blank Data Worksheet to build data blocks from fields of the selected data source. See Create Data Blocks in Create a Data Worksheet for further instructions.

  10. Verify that the data source you added is shown with a “check” icon submit, indicating that the connection was successful.

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    If the database is shown with an ‘Error’ icon alert circle, this means that the connection was not successful.

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    In this case, check the settings to make sure they are correct for your database. See Edit a Connection for information on how to change connection settings.

After you have created a connection to the database, you can proceed to define a data set. See Google Analytics GA4 Query.