Google Analytics Setup
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google to track and report website traffic on an E-commerce website.
Part One: Setup Project, Account and API Credentials
- Go to Google Developers Console: https://console.cloud.google.com/
- Click New Project to open the Google Analytics API.
- Enter the product name and click Create.
- Select APIs & Services and Enable Google Analytics API by clicking the Enable button.
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Click on Credentials the side bar and select Create Credentials
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Select Service account to open the following dialog:
- Enter a Service account name and click Create and continue.
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Click Done and click on created Service Account:
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Click Keys tab, click Add Key, and click Create new key.
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Select P12 and click create to download the key.
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Do NOT CHANGE the password. Use the default “notasecret”. Downloaded key should be uploaded to the website's CMS settings.
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Identify the auto generated email on the Details tab.
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Copy the newly generated email address and continue with Part Two.
Part Two: Setup in Google Analytics
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Navigate to the Admin section of the Google Analytics dashboard.
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Click Property Access Management.
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Add a new user by clicking '+'
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Click Add user.
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Enter generated email copied at the end of Part One into the Add roles and data restrictions window.
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Save settings.