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Media Analytics parameters mapping for Adobe Experience Platform and Customer Journey Analytics

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This document provides a comprehensive list of all Media Analytics parameters utilized within Adobe Experience Platform and Customer Journey Analytics. It is intended to support the integration of data imported from Adobe Analytics to Platform via the Analytics Source Connector or the Analytics Source Connector for Classifications, mapping each parameter to its corresponding XDM field path.

NOTE

This reference applies to organizations using the Analytics source connector to bring streaming media data from Adobe Analytics into Adobe Experience Platform for use with Customer Journey Analytics reporting or other Platform services. These changes do not impact Adobe Analytics as a standalone application, including data collection, processing, and reporting.

Media Analytics reserved variables

As of October 2025, the media.mediaTimed XDM field path used by the Analytics source connector is fully deprecated and replaced by mediaReporting. Data ingested after October 2025 includes only mediaReporting fields. Earlier data remains available under the legacy field path, reflected in the tables below under Legacy XDM field.

Keep-alive call behavior

With the Analytics source connector for streaming media, keep-alive calls from Adobe Analytics are now ingested into Adobe Experience Platform. This may affect Customer Journey Analytics reporting:

Session counts: Keep-alive calls help maintain active user sessions even without direct media interactions. These calls are generated every 20 minutes after the last event per media playback. To ensure optimal session tracking, configure visit expiration to 30 minutes in the data view.
Event counts: Keep-alive calls now count toward the Customer Journey Analytics Events metric. To exclude them, create a filter that excludes events with Event Type media.keepalive.

Streaming Media parameters

Field name

Legacy XDM field

Reporting XDM Field Path

Data Type

Derived field

Notes

Stream Type

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference.streamType

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.streamType

Dimension

Stream Type

Content ID

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._id

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.name

Dimension

Content ID

Content Length

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._xmpDM.duration

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.length

Dimension

Content Length

Content Type

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.broadcastContentType

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.contentType

Dimension

Content Type

Media Session ID

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails._id

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.ID

Dimension

Media Session ID

Content Player Name

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.playerName

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.playerName

Dimension

Content Player Name

Content Channel

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.broadcastChannel

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.channel

Dimension

Content Channel

Content Segment

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.videoSegment

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.segment

Dimension

Content Segment

Content Name

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._dc.title

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.friendlyName

Dimension

Content Name

Video Path

Not used in AEP/CJA

Adobe Analytics specific property

Show

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._iptc4xmpExt.Series._iptc4xmpExt.Name

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.show

Dimension

Show

Season

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._iptc4xmpExt.Season._iptc4xmpExt.Name

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.season

Dimension

Season

Episode

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._iptc4xmpExt.Episode._iptc4xmpExt.Name

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.episode

Dimension

Episode

Genre

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._iptc4xmpExt.Genre

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.genreList

Dimension

not supported

Use mediaReporting field

Network

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.broadcastNetwork

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.network

Dimension

Network

Show Type

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference.showType

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.showType

Dimension

Show Type

MVPD

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
idp

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.mvpd

Dimension

MVPD

Authorized

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.authorized

Dimension

Authorized

Day Part

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.dayPart

Dimension

Day Part

Media Feed Type

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.sourceFeed

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.feed

Dimension

Media Feed Type

Artist

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._xmpDM.artist

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.artist

Dimension

Artist

Album

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._xmpDM.album

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.album

Dimension

Album

Label

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.label

Dimension

Label

Author

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.author

Dimension

Author

Station

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._id3.Audio._id3.TRSN

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.station

Dimension

Station

Publisher

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetReference._id3.Audio._id3.TPUB

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.publisher

Dimension

Publisher

Media Starts

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
impressions.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.isViewed

Metric

Media Starts

Content Starts

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
starts.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.isPlayed

Metric

Content Starts

Content Complete

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
completes.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.isCompleted

Metric

Content Complete

Content Time Spent

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
timePlayed.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.timePlayed

Metric

Content Time Spent

Media Time Spent

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
totalTimePlayed.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.totalTimePlayed

Metric

Media Time Spent

Unique Time Played

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.uniqueTimePlayed

Metric

Unique Time Played

10% Progress Marker

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
progress10.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasProgress10

Metric

10% Progress Marker

25% Progress Marker

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
progress25.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasProgress25

Metric

25% Progress Marker

50% Progress Marker

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
progress50.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasProgress50

Metric

50% Progress Marker

75% Progress Marker

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
progress75.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasProgress75

Metric

75% Progress Marker

95% Progress Marker

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
progress95.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasProgress95

Metric

95% Progress Marker

Average Minute Audience

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.averageMinuteAudience

Metric

Average Minute Audience

Seconds Since Last Call

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.sessionTimeout

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.secondsSinceLastCall

Metric

Seconds Since Last Call

Paused Impacted Streams

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasPauseImpactedStreams

Metric

Paused Impacted Streams

we cover mediaTimed by calculating this value from other events

Pause Events

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
pauses.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.pauseCount

Metric

Pause Events

Total Pause Duration

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
pauseTime.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.pauseTime

Metric

Total Pause Duration

Content Resumes

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
resumes.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasResume

Metric

Content Resumes

Content Segment Views

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
mediaSegmentViews.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
sessionDetails.hasSegmentView

Metric

Content Segment Views

Player state parameters update

Field name

Legacy XDM field

Reporting XDM Field Path

Data Type

Derived field

Notes

Streams Impacted by Player States

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
states.isSet

Metric

not supported

use mediaReporting field

Player States Counts

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
states.count

Metric

not supported

use mediaReporting field

Player States Total Duration

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
states.time

Metric

not supported

use mediaReporting field

Player State Name

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
states.name

Dimension

not supported

use mediaReporting field

Chapter parameters

Field name

Legacy XDM field

Reporting XDM Field Path

Data Type

Derived field

Notes

Chapter

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
mediaChapter.chapterAssetReference._id

xdm.mediaReporting.
chapterDetails.ID

Dimension

Chapter

Chapter Start

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
mediaChapter.impressions.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
chapterDetails.isStarted

Metric

Chapter Start

Chapter Complete

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
mediaChapter.completes.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
chapterDetails.isCompleted

Metric

Chapter Complete

Chapter Time Spent

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
mediaChapter.timePlayed.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
chapterDetails.timePlayed

Metric

Chapter Time Spent

Ad parameters

Field name

Legacy XDM field

Reporting XDM Field Path

Data Type

Derived field

Notes

Ad ID

xdm.advertising.
adAssetReference._id

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.name

Dimension

Ad ID

Ad In Pod Position

xdm.advertising.
adAssetViewDetails.index

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.podPosition

Dimension

Ad In Pod Position

Ad Length

xdm.advertising.
adAssetReference._xmpDM.duration

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.length

Metric

Ad Length

Ad Player Name

xdm.advertising.
adAssetViewDetails.playerName

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.playerName

Dimension

Ad Player Name

Ad Break ID

xdm.advertising.
adAssetViewDetails.adBreak._id

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingPodDetails.ID

Dimension

Ad Break ID

Ad Name

xdm.advertising.
adAssetReference._dc.title

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.friendlyName

Dimension

Ad Name

Advertiser

xdm.advertising.
adAssetReference.advertiser

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.advertiser

Dimension

Advertiser

Campaign ID

xdm.advertising.
adAssetReference.campaign

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.campaignID

Dimension

Campaign ID

Ad Start

xdm.advertising.
impressions.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.isStarted

Metric

Ad Start

Ad Complete

xdm.advertising.
completes.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.isCompleted

Metric

Ad Complete

Ad Time Spent

xdm.advertising.
timePlayed.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
advertisingDetails.timePlayed

Metric

Ad Time Spent

Quality parameters

Field name

Legacy XDM field

Reporting XDM Field Path

Data Type

Derived Fields

Notes

Average Bitrate

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.bitrateAverage.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.bitrateAverage

Both

Average Bitrate

Time To Start

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.timeToStart.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.timeToStart

Both

Time To Start

Dropped Frames

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.droppedFrames.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.droppedFrames

Both

Dropped Frames

Buffer Events

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.buffers.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.bufferCount

Both

Buffer Events

Total Buffer Duration

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.bufferTime.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.bufferTime

Both

Total Buffer Duration

Bitrate Changes

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.bitrateChanges.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.bitrateChangeCount

Both

Bitrate Changes

Errors / Error Events

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.errors.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.errorCount

Both

Errors / Error Events

Player SDK Error IDs

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.playerSdkErrors

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.playerSdkErrors

Dimension

not supported

use mediaReporting field

External Error IDs

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
primaryAssetViewDetails.qoe.externalSdkErrors

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.externalErrors

Dimension

not supported

use mediaReporting field

Drops Before Start

xdm.media.mediaTimed.
dropBeforeStarts.value

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.isDroppedBeforeStart

Metric

Drops Before Start

Buffer Impacted Streams

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.hasBufferImpactedStreams

Metric

Buffer Impacted Streams

calculated from other events

Bitrate Change Impacted Streams

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.hasBitrateChangeImpactedStreams

Metric

Bitrate Change Impacted Streams

calculated from other events

Error Impacted Streams

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.hasErrorImpactedStreams

Metric

Error Impacted Streams

calculated from other events

Dropped Frame Impacted Streams

Not supported

xdm.mediaReporting.
qoeDataDetails.hasDroppedFrameImpactedStreams

Metric

Dropped Frame Impacted Streams

calculated from other events

Media Analytics classifications

Media Analytics classifications are ingested into AEP via a separate flow known as ACDC. Each classification group listed in the table below corresponds to a unique dataset within AEP. In CJA, it is necessary to establish a connection between the Media Analytics event dataset and each of the classification datasets.

Connecting datasets in Customer Journey Analytics

To set up the connection in Customer Journey Analytics:

Navigate to the Connections tab and select Create new connection.
In the Connections interface, choose Add datasets and locate the Media Analytics event dataset (used for importing media data via ADC), along with the four relevant classification datasets.

Configuration details

For each lookup dataset (classification dataset), configure as follows:

video dataset:
- Key: _sandbox.key
- Matching key: Asset ID (media.mediaTimed.primaryAssetReference._id)
- Data source type: Web Data
videoad dataset:
- Key: _sandbox.key
- Matching key: Ad ID (advertising.adAssetReference._id)
- Data source type: Web Data
videoadpod dataset:
- Key: _sandbox.key
- Matching key: Ad Pod ID (advertising.adAssetViewDetails.adBreak._id)
- Data source type: Web Data
videochapter dataset:
- Key: _sandbox.key
- Matching key: Chapter identity (media.mediaTimed.mediaChapter.chapterAssetReference._id)
- Data source type: Web Data

Reporting considerations

When working with the classification datasets during reporting, ensure that you reference the classification-specific field paths (ACDC XDM Path) instead of the standard Media Analytics XDM fields.

Classifications Table

Classification name (group)

Field name

ACDC XDM Path

video

Key / Asset ID

xdm.<_sandbox>.key

video

Video Length

xdm.<_sandbox>.video_length

video

Video Name

xdm.<_sandbox>.video_name

video

Asset ID

xdm.<_sandbox>.asset_id

video

First Air Date

xdm.<_sandbox>.first_air_date

video

First Digital Date

xdm.<_sandbox>.first_digital_date

video

Content Rating

xdm.<_sandbox>.content_rating

video

Originator

xdm.<_sandbox>.originator

videoad

Key / Ad ID

xdm.<_sandbox>.key

videoad

Ad Length

xdm.<_sandbox>.ad_length

videoad

Ad Name

xdm.<_sandbox>.ad_name

videoad

Creative ID

xdm.<_sandbox>.creative_id

videoadpod

Key / Ad Pod ID

xdm.<_sandbox>.key

videoadpod

Pod Position

xdm.<_sandbox>.pod_position

videoadpod

Pod Name

xdm.<_sandbox>.pod_name

videochapter

Key / Chapter

xdm.<_sandbox>.key

videochapter

Chapter Length

xdm.<_sandbox>.chapter_length

videochapter

Chapter Offset

xdm.<_sandbox>.chapter_offset

videochapter

Chapter Position

xdm.<_sandbox>.chapter_position

videochapter

Chapter Name

xdm.<_sandbox>.chapter_name

Media Analytics custom variables

In Adobe Analytics, custom variables are assigned to different events or eVars depending on the implementation rules defined within each report suite. As a result, when these custom variables are imported into Adobe Experience Platform (AEP), they are mapped to different XDM paths.

Events are stored under the path:

_experience.analytics.event<x>to<y>.event<number>.value
eVars are stored under the path:

_experience.analytics.customDimensions.eVars.eVar<number>

In both cases, the <number> corresponds to the specific event or eVar number used in the original Adobe Analytics report suite configuration.