Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:51:22 +0000
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Hi, Erich. We just use a code prefix for every 'public' report (i.e. ones we intend to expose to staff via analytics objects). The code represents the Alma Analytics subject area (e.g. 'FUE-01 - Acquisitions Budget Summary' would use the 'Funds Expenditure' subject area. For the analytics object title, we drop the code prefix and use a more easily understandable prefix to group them within the Alma UI Analytics menu (e.g. 'BUDGET: Acquisitions Budget Summary'). Jonathan Sutherland Collection Development Analyst & Developer University of Waterloo Library jasuther_at_uwaterloo.ca<mailto:jasuther_at_uwaterloo.ca> [cid:8b2747bd-6ea7-465a-a026-55ac34c9d5c1] ________________________________ From: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> on behalf of Hammer, Erich F <erich_at_ALBANY.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 1:02 PM To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG <CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Analytics naming conventions Hi. We have (belatedly) realized that we would be much better off with a firm naming convention for our Alma analytics reports. Currently, it's rather chaotic and nobody can identify what is important and what is left-over junk except (sometimes) the individual creators. There are a few discussions about analytics naming conventions online, but they are focused on ecommerce sites. We can use some of their thinking to create our own convention, but I thought maybe my job could be a bit easier if someone else has already done this. ☺ So... Does anyone here have a working, analytics-reports, naming convention (and are willing to share it)? Thanks, Erich -- Erich Hammer Head of Library Systems erich_at_albany.edu University Libraries 518-442-3891 University @ Albany "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
