Operating system types
The ‘Operating system types’ dimension shows the overarching OS that the visitor used, regardless of specific versions. This dimension is useful to understand not just which specific operating system and version is most common, but which typical OS platform visitors use.
Populate this dimension with data
Adobe derives this dimension from the User-Agent HTTP header, matching it against an internal lookup table that Adobe maintains in partnership with DeviceAtlas. There is no variable to set.
Property
Value
AppMeasurement variable
None (derived from the user agent)
Web SDK / XDM field
None (derived from the user agent)
Query parameter
N/A
XML tag
N/A
Byte limit
N/A
Persistence
N/A
- For AppMeasurement implementations, this dimension works out of the box.
- For Web SDK implementations, enable Device Lookup when configuring a datastream.
Dimension items
Dimension items include the type of operating system used. Examples include "Microsoft Windows", "Apple Macintosh", "Google Android", and "Apple iOS".
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