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peeyushbansal
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Can we also add time in the application (s). to the dashboard.

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Hi All,

 

How we can show the time spend on application we have not captured it at developer end, do we have standard variable or report to show all this analytics.

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Best answer by Jennifer_Dungan

^ Agreed, while you could try to create your own solution, Adobe has it's own built-in time spent metrics....

 

There are caveats to this... one, its a simple math calculation between page views timestamps... last pages in the visit don't have any time spent captured... single page visits have no time spent captured (in both cases, there is no second timestamp to do the calculation with).

 

These values also don't really work terribly well with multi-tab browsing... and as the user might leave and come back to the site 10 mins later...

 

However, as a general trend for time spent, it's a decent enough metric... 

 

If you really need more accuracy, using a different tool that uses heartbeats to track when users are still active on the page will be more accurate... but it will also cost money....

 

If you attempt to create your own custom heartbeat system using Adobe, you will significantly increase your server calls, and thus impact your contract... so be careful if you are considering that...

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Hemang35
Hemang35
Level 5
March 15, 2023

If you have not captured the time spent on an application at the developer's end, it may be difficult to accurately measure this using Adobe Analytics. However, there are a few potential solutions you could explore:

  1. Use a third-party tool: There are a variety of tools available that can track user activity and time spent within an application, even if you haven't built this functionality into your app. Examples include Appsee, Mixpanel, and Amplitude.

  2. Implement time tracking at the developer level: While you mentioned that you haven't captured time spent at the developer level, it may be worth exploring whether this is possible. Depending on the type of application you're working with, there may be APIs or other tools that you can use to measure time spent.

  3. Use engagement metrics as a proxy: While not a direct measure of time spent, you could use engagement metrics (such as the number of pages viewed or actions taken) as a proxy for time spent within an app. This would be less precise than measuring time directly, but could still provide some useful insights.

It's worth noting that there is no standard variable or report in Adobe Analytics specifically for measuring time spent within an application, as this can vary greatly depending on the app and the user's behavior within it.

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peeyushbansalAuthor
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March 15, 2023

I saw variables in below page, can these be useful

 

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/metrics/time-spent.html?lang=en

    Jennifer_Dungan
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    March 15, 2023

    ^ Agreed, while you could try to create your own solution, Adobe has it's own built-in time spent metrics....

     

    There are caveats to this... one, its a simple math calculation between page views timestamps... last pages in the visit don't have any time spent captured... single page visits have no time spent captured (in both cases, there is no second timestamp to do the calculation with).

     

    These values also don't really work terribly well with multi-tab browsing... and as the user might leave and come back to the site 10 mins later...

     

    However, as a general trend for time spent, it's a decent enough metric... 

     

    If you really need more accuracy, using a different tool that uses heartbeats to track when users are still active on the page will be more accurate... but it will also cost money....

     

    If you attempt to create your own custom heartbeat system using Adobe, you will significantly increase your server calls, and thus impact your contract... so be careful if you are considering that...

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