Extracting Processing rules after Adobe Analytics 1.4 API sunset

[AbhishekDhami]

In our project we have many report suites and we heavily use Processing rules.

Currently we are using Adobe Analytics 1.4 api to extract Processing rules from multiple report suites and check mapping for each variable. This way its very easy to check mapping for each variable across report suites and its very fast as well.

Adobe announces that Adobe 1.4 API will be deprecated by Aug 2026. And unfortunately Adobe 2.0 API does not support this feature.

Does anyone know alternative to extract Processing rules without Adobe Analytics 1.4 API? 

[Jennifer_Dungan · Accepted solution]

That API sounds really helpful.. I am surprised that there's no equivalent... and I did check, sometimes stuff like that is hidden under admin APIs as opposed to specifically "analytics" APIs....

I've never used the API for that purpose... I just keep a document listing each rule and what dimensions / metrics it impacts... and when I update the rules, I update the documentation... this is easier to deal with when its just me making updates to the processing rules... but it's still all manual.

I would make a post in the Ideas area, pleading your case about why that API is so important and hopefully Adobe will add a 2.0 replacement before 1.4 is deprecated... 

(https://experienceleaguecommunities.adobe.com/t5/adobe-analytics-ideas/idb-p/adobe-analytics-ideas)

[AbhishekDhami]

Thank you @Jennifer_Dungan for your reply.

In our projects, only our team makes the changes in processing rules and variable configurations, but our team support multiple projects and each project has MSR implementation and its time consuming process to maintain and update the document whenever we implement any new feature.

In past 'Extracting Processing rule' API helped many times for finding mapping related issues (created by previous team). This we can check on Adobe UI as well, but with extract its very simple to just use "Ctrl + F"!!!

[Jennifer_Dungan]

Oh I agree, that sounds like a great solution! Which is why I encourage you to post an idea about getting that functionality in the API 2.0!

If I were you, I sure wouldn't want to lose access to that.

[Vinay_Chauhan]

Hi @AbhishekDhami 

I agree with @Jennifer_Dungan 

There’s currently no direct replacement in the 2.0 API for extracting Processing Rules, that functionality only exists in 1.4, which is why your current approach works. For now, options are -

• Manual export & documentation which is not ideal for large-scale use, but it’s the only native method outside the API.

• Submit a feature request in the Adobe Analytics Ideas forum to push for a 2.0 endpoint before 1.4 is retired.
  
  If you have an Adobe account team/CSM, flag this as a business-critical gap, this feedback can help prioritize a solution.

Until Adobe adds 2.0 support, 1.4 is the only automated way to do this.

[AbhishekDhami]

Hello @Vinay_Chauhan  Thank you for your reply.

Actually, we did reach out to Adobe by creating Adobe case and mentioning same concern. Unfortunately, they mentioned that they do not have any current plan to introduce 'Extracting Processing rule' API endpoint on 2.0 and they asked to rely on Adobe UI only.

That's why i thought to post on community if anyone found any alterative approach to extract processing rules without 1.4 API.