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benjamingaines1981Adobe Employee
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November 16, 2017

eVar label in Analysis Workspace

  • November 16, 2017
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Hi everyone. Adobe recently removed the eVar label from the dimension column header in Analysis Workspace. We did this because our data shows that business users are often confused by the label of eVar and prop, and since many don't know what these labels mean, having them directly in the data like that could cause confusion. We'd love to get your thoughts on this: Good move which will help your colleagues work with data more confidently? Or bad move that makes it harder to tell what you're looking at? (NOTE: you can still see the eVar/prop labels on the left rail when dragging and dropping.)

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    mikethompson1
    Level 4
    November 20, 2017

    I hadn't even noticed the change, so guess that says something.  The info is available in the information balloon if you really need to know.  We also use the (vXX/cXX) labeling convention on our variables, so the change doesn't have much impact one way or another for us.

    Urs_Boller
    Community Advisor
    Urs_BollerCommunity Advisor
    Community Advisor
    November 20, 2017

    im not sure what to answer:

    on one hand i love the new layout since it is easier for non-technical users to read the reports

    on the other hand it is a mess for me: if i look at a report i too often have problems to see what dimension i took (especially when i have an evar/prop with the same name)

    i already thought of renaming all the props/evars, so i am not really happy about that at all...

    suggestion: why isn‘t there a info-button for dimensions (as for metrics)? this way i could see what dimension i‘ve used ... just an idea ...

      eric-hansen-wgu
      eric-hansen-wgu
      Level 2
      November 20, 2017

      It looks like there is an info button for dimensions that include the label that was previously there:

        Urs_Boller
        Community Advisor
        Urs_BollerCommunity Advisor
        Community Advisor
        November 20, 2017

        thanks eric-hansen-wgu !

        didn't see it at first because i was looking at "pages" (which has neither evar nor prop....)

        eric-hansen-wgu
        eric-hansen-wgu
        Level 2
        November 20, 2017

        We currently use abbreviated syntax in the variable names (e##,c##, and v## for events, props, and eVars respectively), but we are trying to move away from this to improve readability, discoverability, and intuitiveness of the analytics data. I agree in general with direction we are going in removing the labels, and keeping the label in the icon for the dimension seems to give analysts and power users what they need.

          PradeepJaiswal
          PradeepJaiswal
          Level 3
          November 21, 2017

          Yes Info icon with variable ID would be helpful.

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