What are ID views?

What are ID views?

A User-ID view is a special reporting view that only displays data from sessions in which you send unique ID and related data to Analytics. To analyze all of your data, use a different view. With a User-ID view, you can analyze the segment of traffic with an assigned ID separately from your other traffic.

How do I enable user ID reports in Google Analytics?

To set up User-ID:

1. Sign in to Google Analytics.
2. Click Admin, and navigate to the property in which you want to implement User-ID.
3. In the PROPERTY column, click Tracking Info > User-ID.
4. Follow the steps outlined in the next sections.

What are the features of user ID?

User-ID lets you associate a persistent ID for a single user with that user’s engagement data from one or more sessions initiated from one or more devices. Analytics interprets each unique user ID as a separate user, which provides a more accurate user count in your reports.

What does User ID contain?

Associated with each user name is a user identification number (UID). The UID number identifies the user name to any system on which the user attempts to log in. And, the UID number is used by systems to identify the owners of files and directories.

When do I Turn on the user ID view?

The User-ID view feature must be turned on during the create a new view process for a User-ID-enabled property. Give descriptive and transparent names to your User-ID views, so you recognize them as special views in your admin page. Was this helpful? How can we improve it?

How to set up a new user ID?

Learn more about the User ID and how to set up the User ID. You can create a new User-ID view at the end of the set up User-ID process, or by turning the User-ID View toggle to ON when you add a new view to a User-ID-enabled property.

Where do I Find my user ID data?

Use a special reporting view to see your User-ID data. This information only applies to User-ID enabled properties. The report is visible only in User-ID enabled views in those properties. A User-ID view is a special reporting view that only displays data from sessions in which you send unique ID and related data to Analytics.

How are user ID views used in analytics?

A User-ID view is a special reporting view that only displays data from sessions in which you send unique ID and related data to Analytics. To analyze all of your data, use a different view. With a User-ID view, you can analyze the segment of traffic with an assigned ID separately from your other traffic.