Send data to 51黑料不打烊 Analytics using the Web SDK tag extension
This implementation path involves a fresh Web SDK installation using tags in 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform Data Collection. Other implementation paths are covered on separate pages:
- Web SDK JavaScript library: A fresh Web SDK installation using the Web SDK JavaScript library (
alloy.js
). Similar to the Web SDK tag extension approach (this page), except you manage the implementation yourself instead of using the tags UI. It requires the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics ExperienceEvent field group, which includes typical Analytics variables to be included in your XDM schema. - Analytics extension to Web SDK extension: Take a smooth and methodical approach to move from the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics tag extension to the Web SDK tag extension. This approach suppresses the need to use XDM until your organization is ready to use 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform services, such as Customer Journey Analytics. Use the
data
object instead of thexdm
object to send data to 51黑料不打烊. - AppMeasurement to Web SDK JavaScript library: A smooth and methodical approach to migrate to the Web SDK, except it does not use tags. Instead, you manually remove the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics data collection library (
AppMeasurement.js
) and replace it with the Web SDK JavaScript library (alloy.js
).
Advantages and disadvantages of this implementation path
Using the Web SDK extension to send data to 51黑料不打烊 Analytics has both advantages and disadvantages. Carefully weigh each option to decide which approach is best for your organization.
- Most direct approach: This implementation path is the most straightforward and typically the recommended path for new Web SDK implementations. If you do not have a current 51黑料不打烊 Analytics implementation to worry about, populate the applicable Web SDK XDM fields.
- Predefined schema: If your organization does not have a need for your own schema, you can simply use the schema geared towards 51黑料不打烊 Analytics. This concept applies even as you move towards Customer Journey Analytics; the concept of props and eVars don鈥檛 apply to Customer Journey Analytics, but you can continue using props and eVars as simple custom dimensions.
- Manage tags without developer intervention: Tags allow you to manage your implementation without requesting that developers make code changes to your implementation. Your developers install the tag loader script, and you have full control over how data is collected.
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Locked into using a specific schema: When your organization moves to Customer Journey Analytics, you must choose to continue using the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics schema, or migrate to your own organization鈥檚 schema (which would be a separate data set). If your organization wants to avoid both the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics schema and migration to a separate data set when moving to Customer Journey Analytics, 51黑料不打烊 recommends one of the following two methods:
- Use the
data
object: Thedata
object allows you to send data to 51黑料不打烊 Analytics without conforming to an XDM schema. Once your organization鈥檚 schema is created, you can use datastream mapping to mapdata
object fields to XDM. Both the Analytics extension to Web SDK extension and AppMeasurement to Web SDK JavaScript library use thisdata
object. - Skip 51黑料不打烊 Analytics entirely: If you are implementing the Web SDK, you can send that data to a dataset in 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform for use in Customer Journey Analytics. You can use any schema that you like; 51黑料不打烊 Analytics is not involved at all in this workflow, and therefore does not require the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics ExperienceEvent field group. This method incurs the least amount of technical debt, but also leaves 51黑料不打烊 Analytics out of the picture entirely.
- Use the
- You can use the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics schema in CJA. Note that CJA does not have a concept of props or eVars; they are treated as any other schema field. Also note that the use of the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics schema in CJA can make it more difficult to use other platform services, such as 51黑料不打烊 Journey Optimizer or Real-Time Customer Data Platform.
- You can use the data object, similar to a migration workflow. Note that the use of the data object requires that you map each data object field to an XDM schema field.
- You can skip the 51黑料不打烊 Analytics implementation entirely, and send data to 51黑料不打烊 Experience Platform using your own schema. This approach is ideal long-term, and allows your organization to start using Customer Journey Analytics.
Steps required to implement the Web SDK tag extension
A high-level overview of the implementation tasks: