Configure Client - Think Globally (Analyze On Server Datasets) (v5.1)
   


After selecting Think Globally ('Analyze on Server') for a dataset, you must then start the service and allow it to cycle and complete the analysis of the dataset before you can configure it. You can monitor the analysis progress by viewing the Server Administrator status window.

Right-click on the dataset you want to configure on the main Server Administrator window, select "View/Configure Dataset Analysis". Alternatively, you can just click the icon greenicon. A warning message will appear alerting you that auto-analyze will be blocked for the server until you finish configuration. This is to protect the integrity of the files, since both auto-analyze (which is performed by the Windows service process) and Configure Client both share the same files. Only Think Globally Analyze on Server datasets can be configured from the server.

If the View/Configure Dataset Analysis menu item on the Server Administrator is disabled, then the dataset has not been initially analyzed, is in the process of being analyzed, or is not an Analyze on Server dataset. This first auto-analysis step is necessary for the software to calculate all web pages, referrers, and so forth used during configuration.

Once you have started Configure Client, you can create one or more labels, import campaigns, and configure revenue, all on the server. If the software asks you to reanalyze, you can choose to wait until all configurations have been completed. However, be sure to perform the analysis before exiting the Configure Client session.

Remember to close the Configure Client session so that server-scheduled auto-analyze sessions can take place.


Creating Global Labels

A set of global labels can be defined on the server during the Configure Client session. Create labels using the Label Wizard or the Advanced Labeling Wizard. After labels have been defined and the dataset analyzed, the labels will be synchronized to the desktop clients during the next Synchronize with Server operation.

Note: Global labels will only flow downstream to the client datasets. Users can define their own local labels in addition to the global labels. Global labels can be hidden from view on the local client so their values will not appear in reports. Locally defined labels will not be synchronized back to the server dataset.

Global and Local Label Behavior:

Operation  
Synchronize to Client?  
Global Label Created on Server
Yes
Updated Label definition on Server
Yes
Global Label Deleted on Server
No - Label will be removed from local dataset on next synch.


Local Label Created on Client
No - Label stays in local dataset only. Dataset will count locally now.





Importing Campaign Data

Campaign data can be imported from Google, Overture, or other format from .CSV files. The Other Campaign tab can also be configured by manually entering the campaign name, type, landing page, and cost. Select Menu | Tools | Configure Ad Campaign, or click the Configure Campaign link on the Campaign Report.

The Campaign data will be synchronized to the client dataset during the next Synchronize with Server operation.

Configuring Revenue

Revenue data can be configured by selecting either a logfile parameter or a goal page and fixed monetary amount. Select Menu | Tools | Configure Revenue Options, or click the Revenue Tracking link on the Campaign Report.

Campaign Report.

The Revenue data will be synchronized to the client dataset upon the next Synchronize with Server operation.


Configure Frames Web Sites

If the website you have configured for Analyze on Server contains frames, one additional configuration step must be taken. On the Frames dataset, open the Navigation Report during the Configure Client session. The Configuration Client session must navigate through each frameset page and establish which page is the primary one for the frameset. This configuration will exclude the navigation, header, and footer pages. This page exclusion information will be synched to the client machines; otherwise, each client will have to perform this configuration step.

This Frame Page Exclusion data will be synchronized to the client dataset during the next Synchronize with Server operation.


Configure Dynamic Page Parameters

Select Menu | Tools | Dynamic Page Parameters to mask any URL parameters so that the base URL is normalized to a common value. The Page Parameter Masking will be synchronized to the client dataset during the next Synchronize with Server operation.

You are now ready to proceed to the client and synchronize data.