Creating a Data Set using an API Connector
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Check out the given GIF on how to create a Data Set using an API Connector.
Click the New menu from the Data Center page.
Select the Data Set option from the context menu.
The Data Source page containing all the data connectors opens.
Use the Data Source filter to search for a specific API Data Connector (E.g., the below image displays Google Analytics as the data source filter).
Select a data connector from the displayed list (E.g., in this case, a google analytics data connector is selected).
Click the Create Data Set icon.
The Google Analytics Dataset form opens.
Fill in the following information:
Dataset Name: Enter any user-defined name for the new dataset.
Description: Provide a brief description of the Data Set (It is an optional field).
Data Connector Name: This option comes pre-defined as per the selected data connector.
Account: This option comes pre-defined based on the selected google account.
The user can select specific data using the below given drop-down lists:
Select Web Property: Select the required web property using the drop-down menu.
Select View: Select the required view using the drop-down menu.
Dimensions: Select the required dimensions using the drop-down menu (The selected dimensions get displayed below with the ‘ga’ suffix).
Metrics: Select the required metrics using the drop-down menu (The selected metrics get displayed below with ‘ga’ suffix).
Please Note: The Web Property, View, and Metrics are mandatory fields to create a Google Analytics Data Set.
Apply Filter: Enable the filter option. The filter query gets displayed below.
Date Type: Select a Date Type using the given options- Fixed Type and Dynamic Type.
Fixed Type: Define a time range by specifying dates using the From date and To date options.
Dynamic Type: Select an option from the drop-down menu to define the time range.
Please Note: The Current Data Set is saved with Fixed Type option for the Date Type.
Click the Preview Data option.
The Preview options below.
The Save option gets enabled. Click the Save option.
Please Note: After getting the data preview in the tabular format, click the Save option.
A success message appears, and the newly created Google Analytics dataset gets added to the Data Sets list.
