Many of my class mates have problem with there Goals in Google Analytics. They can only view 2 steps when it's suppose to be 3 steps. They only have:
Step 1: Goal Description
Step 2: Goal details
When:
Anyone who knows how to add the first step which is Goal Set Up? Many thanks!
Goal details destination is the goal, if you want intermediate steps you have to enable Funnel toggle.
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I have two goals in Google Analytics. Each use a custom template and are type destination. Each have a required funnel. One has a longer funnel.
Goal 1
Destination
http://www.example.com/form/thank-you.html
Step 1
http://www.example.com/form/
Goal 2
Destination
http://www.example.com/form/thank-you.html
Step 1
http://www.example.com/
Step 2
http://www.example.com/form/
Each report the identical completions. However, in the Funnel Visualization, the longer funnel shows fewer, as expected completions. The completion numbers in both funnels are completely different than in the Overview.
Why is this? I know that the completions as listed in the Funnel Visualization is accurate. Why can't this data, a single number, be surface to a Dashboard Widget?
As Eike have mentioned this is caused by the fact that Goal Steps and Required first step apply only to the funnel visualization. The Goal Completion metric you find everywhere else is based solely on the number of sessions that reached your destination configured on the goal. If the destination is the same the completion will be the same for both your goals.
There's also this article I recommend that compares Goal Funnels to Goal Flow. Though not exactly what you are asking it does a good job explaining some of the details on how Funnels work.
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2976313?hl=en
I am experiencing an extremely weird behaviour by the funnel Visualization inside my reports.
I set up a goal with the intention to measure my conversion rate in my shop. So I set up a goal of type destination. The value of my destination field is ^/config/paypal/success.* and of type regular expression, because the URL could be something like http://example.com/config/paypal/success?name=asdasd&date=asdad
I have inserted a constant value of 24,99$ and activated the funnel.
Next I created 4 Steps:
step1: ^/$
step2: ^/config/as34Sfs/page1
step3: ^/config/as34Sfs/page2
step4: ^/config/as34Sfs/page3
Saved this and expected the funnel to work.
Adjusted the configuration alot of times to influence the results.
But they always output something different. I dont know how to test my expressions.
Right now the funnel exits 9/10 on the first step. One exit is ^/config/as34Sfs/page1 (WTF? shouldnt it just funnel to the next step then?) 1/10 goes down to step3 and is exited to ^/config/as34Sfs/page2 (WTF? AGAIN?)
I have a strange feeling that I am completely doing something wrong
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I have added a $ at the end of every step. This seems to solve the problem. But the question remains.
EDIT2: A few hours later it seems to have WRONG data again?! whats going on!?
EDIT3: Any lonely soul reading this and wondering about the same thing, I think it has something to do with step1. It was marked necessary. When I unchecked it it all worked (With incoming pageviews in each funnel step but anyway evaluable data)
I have 10 goals set up in Google analytics. They all share the same completion URL, but all have different funnels / steps before completion.
Today I know that I have one goal completion, but looking at the report there is 10 reported. So completions are counted for all my goals.
Has anyone experienced the same and figured out a solution?
The funnel steps apply only fo the funnel report. The Goal Completions are based only on the Goal Url. Hence if you have the same Goal Url for all of them you will have 10 Goal Completions no matter what are the steps you have setup for each one of them.
Isn't it a possibility to use a different completion url for all of them?
I have two goal funnels setup in Google Analytics. One tracks the progression of the user from a gift registry to a checkout and looks something like this:
Step 1:/gift-registry.aspx
Step 2: /Checkout/Basket.aspx
Step 3: /Checkout/Details.aspx
Step 3: /Checkout/Confirm.aspx
The other is a non-gift registry or a regular checkout that goes something like:
Step 1: /Checkout/Basket.aspx
Step 2: /Checkout/Details.aspx
Step 3: /Checkout/Confirm.aspx
Trouble is, I see exactly the same transactions and conversion rate on both of them. I'm guessing this is because the last 3 steps are the same in both. Is there a way to differentiate conversions from the gift registry from regular purchases?
You can set that certain steps in a goal funnel are "Mandatory". You click the little box right next to the step in GA. Does this fix it?
I have a scenario as given in the below workflow diagram using core service.
First step is manual step author will create/edit content and finish the activity and it is assigned to everyone.
In the second step, I want to do filter the users based on their groups.
In the third step, couple of scenario
a. If the user belongs to group "A" I want to list out all the next 3 available activities, User A can choose any one of these 3 activities.
b. If the user belongs to group "B", I want to list out "Reviewer" and "Approver" activity as next activity, user b can select any one of these 2.
Can any one give some idea to achieve this?
You should turn your problem around. Yes, it is possible, but the amount of knowledge required will be a huge barrier for you to implement.
So, instead think about it differently.
Change your "Filter Next activity" automated activity to an automatic decision, and have your code that determines the group membership also determine which activity should be next
have 2 forward paths from there - 1 for the users of Group A, other for the users of group B
on each forward path, have different selection options. You may try having links to the same activity from 2 different manual decisions, I don't know if that works though.
Worst case scenario you'll have repeated activities (not in name, but in function), and you saved yourself about 2 months of headaches trying to cope with the learning curve of doing CME extensions.
The simple answer to your initial question is: "no, this functionality is not out of the box".
But of course many things are possible by implementing critical parts yourself.
You'd probably need a GUI extension of some sorts to allow the user to pick from a list.
You'd need to store the information between phases of your custom solution.
And you'd then need some code in an automated workflow activity to implement the picking of the next activity.
Most of these steps have been covered in other questions already. Did you have a look for each of these? If so, you might want to share how far you already got and where you are stuck.