Adobe Analytics

JR16 · 9/24/21

Hi there

I was wondering if it were possible to use regex for adobe segments - I saw a response from a few years ago saying there wasn't currently functionality for this. Was just wondering if this was possible to a greater extent now.

Thanks and kind regards

Julian

yuhuisg · 9/27/21

Building on @Brian_Johnson_'s answer:

AA's backend has a technical limitation that prevents regex from being used. Apparently, allowing regex would cause a massive slowdown in AA's querying speed.

That's quite a bummer, considering how regex is so powerful and widely used for filtering in most other systems.

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Brian_Johnson_ · 9/24/21

@JR16 - Unfortunately, regex is still not an option. The closest option seems to be the "matches" operator that supports the use of wildcards:

Full list of available operators: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/segmentation/segment-reference/seg-oper...

yuhuisg · 9/27/21

Building on @Brian_Johnson_'s answer:

AA's backend has a technical limitation that prevents regex from being used. Apparently, allowing regex would cause a massive slowdown in AA's querying speed.

That's quite a bummer, considering how regex is so powerful and widely used for filtering in most other systems.