Guide: Using Adobe Analytics with Databox

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How to connect Adobe Analytics to Databox

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How to connect Adobe Analytics to Databox

How to connect Adobe Analytics to Databox

To connect an Adobe Analytics Account in Databox, go to Data Manager > + New connection. Type Adobe Analytics in the search bar and click on the green Connect button.

This will open the Activation window, which is where you will be prompted to enter your Adobe Analytics username and Shared Secret.

To find your username and Shared Secret, navigate to User profile > Edit profile > Web Service in your Adobe Analytics Account.

How much historical data is synced when you first connect Adobe Analytics to Databox?

When you connect a new Adobe Analytics Data Source in Databox, 3 months worth of historical data is initially synced.

Pro Tip: Once your Adobe Analytics Data Source is connected and actively syncing data, we store the data that's collected in our own database. This allows us to accumulate more data over time as more data syncs are made so that you can report on more historical Adobe Analytics data in your Databox reports. Learn more here.

What time zone does Adobe Analytics data sync in?

Adobe Analytics data is synced in the time zone set in the Adobe Analytics Account. For example, if your Adobe Analytics Account time zone is set as EST, your Adobe Analytics data will sync with Databox in EST.

How to access pre-built Adobe Analytics Templates

Navigate to the Templates page

In the Data Source drop-down list, select Adobe Analytics

To view a preview of the Template populated with dummy data, click Preview

To pull the Template into your Account and re-populate it with your own Adobe Analytics data, click Use Template

Select the appropriate Adobe Analytics Data Source from the drop-down list to complete the process. The Databoard will be re-populated with data from the selected Adobe Analytics Account and can be found on the Databoards page

Pro Tip: Once the Databoard is available on the Databoards page, it is completely disconnected from the public Template. Therefore, you can further customize this Databoard to meet your specific needs using the Designer.

Popular Adobe Analytics Templates

Adobe Analytics

This Adobe Analytics dashboard uses visits, conversion rates and customer loyalty to help you understand your customers as people — what they want, need, and believe.

How to build a Databoard using Adobe Analytics data

Navigate to Databoards > + New Databoard > Start Blank

Click on the Datablock Library icon on the lefthand side of the Designer

Select the appropriate Adobe Analytics Account from the Data Source drop-down list in the Datablock Library

View the list of pre-built Adobe Analytics Datablocks in the Datablock Library. Drag and drop your selected Datablock onto your Databoard

If a pre-built Datablock isn't available for your use case, click on the Visualization Types icon under the Datablock Library icon

View the list of Visualizations available in Databox. Drag and drop your selected Visualization onto your Databoard

Click on the Datablock on the Databoard to open the corresponding Datablock Settings on the righthand side of the Designer

Select the appropriate Adobe Analytics Data Source and Metric in the righthand Datablock Settings. This will update the Datablock and it will populate the Datablock with the corresponding data

Complete steps 4-8 until your Databoard is complete