I am queuing and getting a report through the API and javascript, but now I want to start filtering the report. I want the results that come back to apply only to the user (other filters are needed too) who is requesting the report. What is the best way to put a filter on the initial report queue?
The way I am doing it now is adding a selected element to the report description:
...
"elements": [
{ "id": "page" },{ "id": "evar23" , "selected": ["295424","306313"]}
...
But this only seems to apply to the breakdown section of the results, not the top level count that is returned. I would expect the top level count in the below example be 66, not 68:
...
"counts":[
"68"
],
"breakdown":[
{
"name":"306313",
"url":"",
"counts":[
"43"
]
},
{
"name":"295424",
"url":"",
"counts":[
"23"
]
}
]
}
,...
I know I can just crawl through the breakdown array and total up what I need, but the more filters I apply the messier it becomes. All of a sudden I am three levels deep in a nested array, making sure that all 3 breakdown names match my conditions. There must be a better way to do this, any ideas? Many thanks.
Although there are some possible limitations to them that I am still working through, it seems that segments is what I need, not elements.
"segments": [
{
"element": "evar23","selected": ["295424","306313"]
}]
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