documentation no longer showing valid metrics and dimensions with checkbox

[chris@shufflepoint]

Am I using it wong? Has that feature been removed from the metrics and dimensions page?
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/dimsmets

[Mike Sullivan]

It's still there, Chris, you just have to hover over each field name to see the checkbox.

[chris@shufflepoint]

I got the hover and checkbox. But when checked, it isn't showing the compatible metrics and dimensions.

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:10:00 PM UTC-4, chris@shufflepoint wrote:

[Mike Sullivan]

Try the lowly impressions metric - check that box and plenty of other things gray-out.

Many of the restrictions have been lifted over time.

[chris@shufflepoint]

The issue is that no other things are shown - greyed out or now. See screenshot.

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:10:00 PM UTC-4, chris@shufflepoint wrote:

[Mike Sullivan]

...your screenshot shows the results of a search for "impress"....hence only two items are shown.

[chris@shufflepoint]

Were going in circles here. I'm pointing out a bug in the usability of the new interface. Let's start over....
step 1: I search for impressions
 - note that "expand all" is checked
step 2: in hover ga:impressions and select checkbox
 - note that expand all is still checked
step 3: clear search box
 - note that upon removal of last character the "expand all" get unchecked

In that last step, "expand all" should remain checked unless I explicitly uncheck it. Otherwise I'm not getting the information I came looking for. And it just bad GUI form to change a user setting unless it would result in an error - which in this case it does not.

On Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:10:00 PM UTC-4, chris@shufflepoint wrote:

[Mike Sullivan]

I was responding to your initial question -- the interface does indeed still show valid combinations. What you have pointed out is a specific use case and an annoying collapse of the fields, but it still shows valid/invalid combinations when you expand it.

If you start with Expand All checked, as you check various fields, invalid combinations become greyed out.  I don't use the search feature.