Use Scenario Analysis definitions to specify paths that you would like to monitor, such as a check-out or registration sequence. There are two ways to use Scenario Analysis. The first way, you specify the name of the path and the URLs that make up the path. The WebTrends software monitors traffic along these paths and reports the number of visits to each step along the path.
The second way relies on SmartSource tags that you embed in each page of a path that you wish to track. These tags indicate the Scenario Analysis name and include information about either the step name or the step number. Then in the WebTrends software, you define the Scenario Analysis definition, including the tags you’ve imbedded in your web pages.
A hit to the defined pages is automatically reported as a hit to the corresponding Scenario Analysis definition. If you are using SmartSource tags for Scenario Analysis, you don't have to actually define the URL for the page, the SmartSource tags do the work for you each time a defined page is hit.
For more information on SmartSource tags, refer to the SmartSource Data Collector - Administrator Guide.
To add a Scenario Analysis definition:
- From the links at the top of the WRC AdminConsole, select Advanced Features.
- Select the Scenario Analysis tab. You see the list of Scenario Analysis definitions.
- Click Add. The New Scenario Analysis dialog box opens.
- In the Name text box, type the name for this definition.This name is used in the list of Scenario Analysis definitions but does not appear in reports. If you are using SmartSource tags, this name should be the Scenario Analysis name you specified in the tags.
- In the Report Title text box, enter the title of the report for this Scenario Analysis definition. The report title will appear in the list of available reports.
Note: The report title will appear in the list of available reports once you have associated it with at least one profile. Access the list of available reports by selecting Templates from the main menu, and either editing an existing template, or adding a new one.
- In the Short Description text box, type the information you want to appear under the banner for the report for this Scenario Analysis definition. For example, if you’re tracking the registration process for the ABC seminar, you might enter a short description of, "Visits to registration pages for the ABC seminar."
- In the Help Card Description text box, explain the benefits of this definition and why someone would want to use it. This information appears at the top of the Help Card for this definition.
- If you're using SmartSource tags to track users' paths in your web site, select the Use SmartSource Tags Exclusively To Identify Scenario Steps check box. Otherwise leave this box unchecked and, when adding the list of steps, you will specify the URL of the page to be tracked.
- Use the other controls under Ordered List Of Steps to add the appropriate steps in the order that they need to be visited.
Note: Scenario Analysis assumes that the design of your Web site enforces the correct order of the steps. If visitors can randomly access your steps, you might not get an accurate report. The order of the steps in the Ordered List Of Steps list box does not affect how Scenario Analysis functions but you can use the arrows to match the order of your Web site.
- Click OK.
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