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William
William

Reputation: 145

Product-scoped custom dimensions in GA4

Is it currently possible to add custom dimensions at the product level in GA4, so that they can be used for reporting?

For instance if I send data that looks like this:

event: 'purchase',
value: 500,
items: [
{
  item_id: 12345,
  item_name: "New Book",
  item_author: "John Smith"
}
]

Is there any way to configure GA4 so that I can see the item_author field in product reports? I've seen as late as October 2021 that there is no support for this, but wondered if this had changed, or if Google had published any info as to whether this WILL happen and if so WHEN it will happen?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 1688

Answers (2)

richard ward
richard ward

Reputation: 1

item scoped custom dimensions are now available in ga4.

Pass them thro as in the items array above.

When creating a custom definition (admin > Data display > custom definitions > Create custom dimension), select 'Item' as the scope.

They won't appear in the GA4 debug view as item scoped custom dimensions don't currently appear there, however they are available as a dimension in the GA4 reports or via the API eg using your favorite sheets add on

Upvotes: 0

BNazaruk
BNazaruk

Reputation: 8111

It is not currently possible. GA4 is still inferior to GA UA in many ways. Product scope dimensions are on the roadmap.

There are a few workarounds we're using like using product categories to store product dimensions. Read this for more: Can I add custom parameters to 'items' in GA4?

//to moderators: please keep this story even if it looks like a duplicate. It gives a good and searchable title to a popular question.

Upvotes: 2

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