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Filtering issue with Urchin 6

I have the following filter for one of my profile:

  • filter type: Include Pattern Only
  • filter field: user_defined_variable (AUTO)
  • filter pattern: \[53\]
  • case sensitive: no

In my content, I have the following javascript:

_userv=0;
urchinTracker();
__utmSetVar("various string in here");

Now, the issue is that in this profiles, there are files that are showing up in the report that shouldn't. For instance, for a specific profile, in the Webmaster View > Content By Title, a page with the following variable (as seen from the source) shows up : 

__utmSetVar("[3][345]")

I have no idea why this is happening. The filter pattern doesn't match thus it shouldn't show up.

Solution

  • It turns out that it's supposed to include files that may have a different pattern. The reason is that it will report on all the files that were seen during a single visit, which includes other files with different custom variables.

    To see the report on the custom vars:

    Marketing Optimization - Visitor segment performance -- User defined