Data field mapping to Google analytics
With SoftMeter you can send usage information from your Windows, MacOS or IOS software to your Google Analytics account.
This table summarizes which Google Analytics fields get populated by each SoftMeter data field.
| Hit types | ||||
| SoftMeter API function | Mapped Google Analytics hit | Example values | Comments | |
| sendPageView() | → | Page title Page URI |
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| sendScreenView() | → | Screen name | Main screen Settings Invoice reporting |
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| sendEvent() | → | Event Category Event Action Event Label |
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| sendException() | → | Exception | ||
| Application information | ||||
| SoftMeter variable | Mapped Google Analytics field | Example values | Comments | |
| Application edition / Application license | → | AppID | Windows / Trial MacOS / Paid |
Combined field with these two (free text) parameters |
| Application name and version | → | Browser | MyApp 1.0 | |
| Application name | → | App Name | MyApp | |
| Application version | → | App Version | 1.0 | |
| Application name + license | → | Campaign (campaign name) |
MyApp FREE MyApp PRO |
After v0.6.4 |
| Application license | → | Campaign medium | PRO | After v0.6.4 |
| Application name + version | → | Campaign source | MyApp 1.0 | Until v0.6.4 |
| Application name + version + edition | MyApp 1.0 Win | After v0.6.4 | ||
| Computer parameters | ||||
| SoftMeter variable | Mapped Google Analytics field | Example values | Comments | |
| Screen resolution | → | Screen resolution | ||
| User's operating system | → | Campaign medium | Until v.0.6.4 | |
| User's operating system | → | Operating system | MacOs Windows IOS |
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| User's operating system version | → | Operating system version | XP, Vista, 8, 8.1, 7, 10, Intel 10.14, Intel 10.13, Intel 10.12 |
The "Intel 10..." versions belong to MacOS |
| User location (country, city) | → | Location | ||
| User's preferred language from the computer settings | → | Language | EN es-ES |
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| User's device category | → | Device Category | Desktop Mobile Tablet |
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| Total computer memory | Coming soon | |||
| SoftMeter library information | ||||
| SoftMeter variable | Mapped Google Analytics field | Example values | Comments | |
| SoftMeter library name and version | → | Data source | SoftMeter v0.6.4 | |
| Unused Google analytics fields | ||||
| SoftMeter variable | Mapped Google Analytics field | Example values | Comments | |
| Google Analytics PropertyID | ||||
| Referrer | ||||
| Campaign keyword | In "Call home": GA account number. | |||
| Demographics | ||||
| Browser version | ||||
| Screen colors | ||||
| Mobile Device Branding | Coming soon | |||
| Mobile Device Info | Coming soon | |||
| Page timings | Coming soon | |||