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Webtrends Analysis Suite - Advanced 7.0x
Last modified: 1/1/2011
Introduction:
When configuring URL Parameter Analysis to analyze dynamic content in log files, you can use a translation file to report more meaningful return values for the parameters you define. For example, you may have the following two URLs listed in reports:
/shoes/athletic/order.asp?id=5F63IP4
/shoes/athletic/order.asp?id=68R9EG2
If URL Parameter Analysis is configured to list the parameter values of id, the values of 5F63IP4 and 68R9EG2 would appear in the report, but this information is not meaningful. To add more insight into URL Parameter Analysis you may attach a translation file, so the values of 5F63IP4 and 68R9EG2 can be translated into Nike and Adidas, for example.
To create a translation file for your URL parameters, follow the steps below.
1. Create a new file using a text editor.
2. Specify the parameters using the following syntax. Example:
5F63IP4,Nike
68R9EG2,Adidas
9RT364W,Reebok
24GM3AY,Converse
To configure URL Parameter Analysis to use a translation file, follow the steps below:
1. From the main console, click the Options link.
2. In the menu, select Web Traffic Analysis > Advanced Features.
3. Under Category, locate URL Parameter Analysis.
4. Highlight the URL Parameter Analysis definition to which the translation file should be attached, and click Edit.
5. The URL Parameter Analysis dialogue opens.
6. Click the Advanced buttons located under either the Primary Parameter or Secondary Parameter.
7. Place a check in the box next to Translate parameter values into more meaningful strings.
8. Enter or browse to the location of the translation file.
9. Click OK to close out of the URL Parameter Properties dialogue.
10. Click OK to close out of the URL Parameter Analysis dialogue.
11. Click OK to close out of the Options dialogue. |
