Creating a group list dimension

About this task

A dimension that uses a group list is created in a manner similar to how you create a whitelist dimension, with the following differences.

To specify the use of a group list, you must select one of the following values in the Values to Record drop-down in the dimension definition:

Value
Description
Group Lists - Text
Record dimension values that are based on a group list that contains text values.
Group Lists - Numeric
Record dimension values that are based on a group list that contains numeric values.

To create a group list dimension:

Procedure

  1. In the Event Manager, select the Dimension tab.
  2. Click New Dimension....
  3. Enter a Name and Description for the dimension.
  4. Specify the other properties as needed.
  5. Select one of the group list types as the value to record.
  6. Edit the group list. See Editing a group list.
  7. If you want to use logged values as source data, click Turn On Logging.... See Logging of dimensional values.
  8. Edit the group list. See Editing a group list.
  9. Click Save Draft.
  10. To commit your changes, click Save Changes in the Dimensions tab.