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AliMaleki
AliMaleki
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February 13, 2018
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Searching for Segments

  • February 13, 2018
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Why is it so difficult to search for segments? Am I missing something?

It makes no difference if I'm in Segment Manager or trying to add segments to a report in Analytics; The search box returns segments that have nothing to do with my search. Here are a couple examples:

Search: cava

Results:

Page Contains "K12" - [Visitor] Then AR(e17)

MPSSchools "OHVA" Activity Link "Apply today!" - [Visitor]

Search: product

Results:

Parent Portal (Colorado Virtual Academy) - [Visitor]
Previous Page  = "Entered Site" - [Visit]
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Best answer by Gigazelle

I believe it uses logic that becomes increasingly more generous when it doesn't find enough results.

If you search for "cava", the top results would be something like "cavalier". However since there aren't many items meeting that criteria, it becomes a little more lenient. For example, "caravan" would likely show up below cavalier since all the letters in "cava" are in "caravan".

If you have any specific examples where searching for something doesn't show up when you would expect it should, that would be helpful feedback to improve search.

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PratheepArunRaj
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
PratheepArunRajCommunity Advisor and Adobe Champion
Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
February 14, 2018

Dear Alim,

Can you share the screen grab. Unable to get your statement above!

Thank You

Arun

Thank You, Pratheep Arun Raj B (Arun) | Xerago | Terryn Winter Analytics
Gigazelle
Adobe Employee
GigazelleAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
Adobe Employee
February 22, 2018

I believe it uses logic that becomes increasingly more generous when it doesn't find enough results.

If you search for "cava", the top results would be something like "cavalier". However since there aren't many items meeting that criteria, it becomes a little more lenient. For example, "caravan" would likely show up below cavalier since all the letters in "cava" are in "caravan".

If you have any specific examples where searching for something doesn't show up when you would expect it should, that would be helpful feedback to improve search.

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