Classification Rule Builder workflow
Rather than maintaining and uploading classifications each time your tracking codes change, you can create automatic, rule-based classifications and apply them across multiple report suites. Rules are processed at frequent intervals, depending on your volume of classification related traffic.
Here is a video overview of the Classification Rule Builder:
Important Notice before you get started
Keep this in mind before you start using classification rules:
- Sub-classifications are not supported with Classification Rule Builder (CRB).
- Our current classification system can only export up to 10 million rows at a time.
- When CRB requests an export, it pulls both classified AND unclassified values, with unclassified values coming through at the end of the export. This means that, over time, you could fill up 10 million classified values - without ever getting to the unclassified values.
- Because the architecture is set up in a way that CRB could be pulling from ānā number of servers, this can lead to inconsistencies as to which servers get picked up and in what order. For that reason, it is very difficult to get to unclassified values.
This is the workaround for those who have more than 10 million classified values for a dimension: You will need to export unclassified values via FTP, in 10-million batches, and manually classify them.
Getting Started with Classification Rules :headding-anchor:section_3FF666EF9D5B4E37A23B3FB400CDA2E6
Admin > Classification Rule Builder
Here are the high-level steps you take to implement classification rules:
Admin > Report Suites > Edit Settings
<Traffic Classifications or Conversion Classifications>
Variables must have at least one classification column created before they are available for use in rules.
Once classifications are enabled, you can use the importer and the rule builder to classify specific values.
This step is important when using regular expressions.
Note: Deleting rules does not delete classified data uploaded. See Delete classification data if you need to delete classified data.
Additional Resources
Blog: For additional information about this feature, see the Digital Marketing Blog: Rule-based Classifications.
Video: View the Classifications Overview video.