AppSuite:Metrics

Metrics

Introduction

The Metrics module provides a very flexible and extendible way to track user behaviour and conditions within OX Appsuite.

A common set of events is tracked by default. Out of the box PIWIK is supported as reference analytics framework. Every other analytics framework can be added easily by registering a new adapter within the metrics module where data and events are mapped to the special needs of the target analytics framework.

Components and their tasks

 * listener/handler: waiting for events and call metrics module
 * metrics module: provides a central API for tracking and propagate events to enabled adapters
 * Adapter: maps generic event data for a concrete analytics framework and calls their API

Basics

The metrics module is located in Appsuite’s front end and can be configured by backend properties.

Frontend

The parts a separated by their role/task with high flexibility and extendability in mind.

Parts

 - metrics listener: waiting for a event (example: click on an ‘mail reply’)
 - metrics handler: submits data to the metrics module
 - metrics module: central facade with a generic API as connecting piece between event handlers and adapters
 - metrics adapter: communicates with a concrete analytics framework API

Source code

 // core module
 io.ox/metrics/main.js

 // adapter for each target analytics framework
 io.ox/metrics/adapters

 // adapter for PIWIK
 io.ox/metrics/adapters/default.js

 // global listeners/handlers
 io.ox/metrics/extensions.js

Backend: properties

Use the following setting properties to enhance/adjust usage. Please be aware of the double slashes that are used as separator for the namespaces.

Global

 // global switch [true/false]
 // current default: true
 io.ox/core//tracking/enabled

 // consider doNotTrack-flag in front end [true/false]
 // current default: false
 io.ox/core//tracking/donottrack

Adapterspecific

For more details visit the adapter article.

 // ADAPTER BLOCK PIWIK: START 

 // adapter switch (PIWIK) [true/false]
 // current default: true
 io.ox/core//tracking/piwik/enabled

 // platform base url [url]
 // current default: https://[insert-your-host-here]/piwik/
 io.ox/core//tracking/piwik/url

 // platform page id [url]
 // current default: 1
 io.ox/core//tracking/piwik/id

 // ADAPTER BLOCK PIWIK: END 

Further reading

• Details : the metrics framework components in detail
• Adapters : connections between Appsuite metrics and the Analytics solutions
• Analytics Solutions: details and how to setup
• Events : list of tracked events so far