Dimensions and metrics available to processing rules

The available dimensions and metrics that you can read and write using processing rules.

Custom values and context data

Value
Read/write status
Description
Custom value
Read only
Custom text or values typed directly in the action of a processing rule.
Concatenated value
Read only
Values that are created by combining two values. For example, channel and page name can be combined to create a subcategory.

Hit attributes

Attribute
Read/write status
Description
Page URL
Read + write
The Page URL dimension. Link tracking hits strip this dimension before reaching processing rules. If you re-insert a page URL value using processing rules, the hit is considered a Page view instead of a Page event. Adobe recommends checking for a value in the page dimension before modifying it.
Page name
Read + write
The Page dimension. Link tracking hits strip this dimension before reaching processing rules. If you re-insert a page value using processing rules, the hit is considered a Page view instead of a Page event. Adobe recommends checking for a value in the page dimension before modifying it.
Report suite ID
Read only
The report suite that the processing rule is executed on. This report suite can be different than the report suite originally sent through AppMeasurement, such as when using VISTA rules.
AppMeasurement code version
Read only
The AppMeasurement library version used to generate the image request.
IP address
Read only
The IP address of the visitor.
User agent
Read only
The user agent of the visitor.
Referrer
Read only
The Referrer dimension.
Query string parameter
Read only
The value of a specified query string parameter in the current URL.
Referring query string parameter
Read only
The value of a specified query string parameter in the referring URL, or an empty string if none exists.
Referring domain
Read only
The page domain of the referring URL, including subdomains.
Referring root domain
Read only
The page domain of the referring URL, excluding subdomains.
Page query string
Read only
All query string parameters and their values in the current URL.
Referring query string
Read only
All query string parameters and their values in the referring URL.
Page path
Read only
The page path of the current URL. Page path does not include protocol, domain, or query string parameters.
Page domain
Read only
The page domain of the current URL, including subdomains. Page domain does not include page path or query string parameters.
Page root domain
Read only
The page domain of the current URL, excluding subdomains.
Customer perspective
Read + write
A flag that determines if the hit is a mobile background hit.

Conversion variables

Variable
Read/write status
Description
eVar 1-250
Read + write
eVar dimensions.
Campaign
Read + write
The Tracking code dimension.
Purchase ID
Read + write
The purchaseID implementation variable.
State
Read + write
The state implementation variable is retired.
Zip
Read + write
The Zip code dimension.
Currency code
Read + write
The currencyCode implementation variable. IMPORTANT: If you set this variable to an invalid value, the hit is discarded.
Transaction ID
Read + write
The transactionID implementation variable.
NOTE
Adobe does not support setting the products implementation variable using processing rules.

Traffic variables

Variable
Read/write status
Description
Prop 1-75
Read + write
Prop dimensions.
Hierarchy 1-5
Read + write
Hierarchy dimensions.
Server
Read + write
The Server dimension.
Channel
Read + write
The Site section dimension.

Context variables

All Context data variables that this report suite has seen in previous image requests. If processing rules do not place context data into another variable, that data is permanently lost. See Copy a context data variable to an eVar and Set an event using a context data variable for usage examples.

Success events

Processing rules can set events but cannot read them as conditions. Set the rule action dropdown to Set event to see available metrics to increment.

Variable
Read/write status
Description
Orders
Write only
The Orders metric.
Carts
Write only
The Carts metric.
Cart views
Write only
The Cart views metric.
Checkouts
Write only
The Checkouts metric.
Cart additions
Write only
The Cart additions metric.
Cart removals
Write only
The Cart removals metric.
Event 1-1000
Write only
Custom events.
Product views
Write only
The Product views metric.
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