tracking app version number with measurement protocol

[ma...@bedrock.tv]

Hi,

I'm using the measurement protocol for tracking on Smart TV apps, and I want to add tracking for "device model" and "app version".

I looked into using "screenview" tracking instead of "pageview" as that supports the application version ("&av") parameter but I couldn't find a way to also send a device model string.  Is that possible?

If not, should I use custom dimensions?  I've set up dimensions for "version" and "device" in the dashboard and set the scope to "hit".  If I also want to track those dimensions for eCommerce transactions, do I also need to set up custom metrics for the same names and set a new scope?  

 

[David Vallejo]

I bet device model is taken from the User Agent, you override it using the "ua" parameters, or faking your request's user-agent header. In any case you'll need GA to recognize those user-agent string, so may you better for with a Custom Dimension.

David

[Philip Walton]

I agree with David. I recommend using a custom dimension for model and version. If you've set them to hit level, your ecommerce hits will have them as well.

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[bedrocktv]

Thank you both

I ended up implementing it using Custom Dimensions and it works fine.  Some TV manufacturers and models have API calls that reveal exact model code, firmware etc. so that was a better fit than using the user-agent.