Combination of other segments

   

The Combination of Other Segments tool is a more intuitive way than the previous method (which is still available if desired). In the new method, click on Combination of Other Segments in the Create Segments form. In this form, you can combine any number of existing segments with an AND joiner (thus creating a logical combination like "Segment 1 AND Segment 2 AND Segment 3 ...") or with an OR joiner ("Segment 1 OR Segment 2 OR Segment 3").

 

You must select at least one segment from the list of segments to proceed to the next step.

 

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Having joined one set of segments, you can then join this set to another set by adding another joiner from the drop-down menu to the right of the first set of segments. This will display another set of segments to be displayed on which you create a similar set of logical joins.

 

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Following are some examples of the kind of logical expressions you can construct with this tool:

 

(Segment 1 AND Segment 2) OR (Segment 3 AND Lable 4)

 

(Segment 1 OR Segment 2) AND Segment 3

 

(Segment 1 AND Segment 2 AND Segment 3) OR (Segment 4)

 

You are only able to create one inner join with this method. However, this complex segment ends up being listed on the list of segments as a single segment, which can then be joined again through the Combination of Segments. So, by creating two combination segments, you can create a complex logical expression like:

 

((Segment 1 AND Segment 2) OR (Segment 3 AND Lable 4)) OR ((Segment 1 OR Segment 2) AND Segment 3)

 

Etc.