Finding Methods
The Finding Methods page identifies how various finding methods reports receive credit for conversion success events on your site. For example, if a search engine refers a visitor to your site who makes a purchase, Finding Methods specify how the search engine receives credit for the referral.
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Finding Methods Descriptions section_8B6278DB75224EAB9F49D89A86274E8A
Element
Description
Name
The finding method you want to modify
Allocation
Specifies how to apply credit for a referral. Supported allocation options include:
Most Recent (Last): Gives all credit to the last referrer (default).
Original Value: Gives all credit to the first referrer.
Linear: Divides credit among all referrers equally.
Expire After
- Visit: After a specified period of inactivity; usually about 30 minutes.
- Page View: As soon as any page on your site opens.
- Minute: After 1 minute of inactivity.
- Purchase: At the time of purchase.
- Product View: When a visitor views a product web page.
- Cart Open: When a visitor opens a new online shopping cart.
- Cart Checkout: When a visitor checks out using an online shopping cart.
- Cart Add: When a visitor adds a product to an online shopping cart.
- Cart Remove: When a visitor removes a product from an online shopping cart.
- Cart Open: When a visitor views the contents of an online shopping cart.
NOTE
All Finding Methods expire when the visit ends. If you choose to Expire After a different event (for example, Cart Checkout), the Finding Method expires when Cart Checkout occurs during the visit. If a Cart Checkout does not occur during the visit, the Finding Method still expires when the visit ends.
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