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In order to track usage statistics, you can configure the Circulation Manager to connect to Google Analytics. Currently, Google Analytics is the only analytics engine supported for this function. 

There are two components required to use Google Analytics to capture usage from your SimplyE service:

• configure your Google Analytics account to accommodate elements of SimplyE usage
• add your Google Analytics account tracking ID to an integration record for your library in the Circulation Manager Admin interface

Configure Google Analytics Elements for SimplyE

(In development)

To capture data from the SimplyE Circulation Manager in your Google Analytics account, you must set up a property in Google Analytics for SimplyE. In your Google Analytics account, on the administration page for the property, go to Custom Definitions > Custom Dimensions, and add the following dimensions, in this order:

1. time
2. identifier
3. identifier_type
4. title
5. author
6. fiction
7. audience
8. target_age
9. publisher
10. language
11. genre
12. open_access

Each dimension should have the scope set to Hit and the Active box checked.

Then go to Tracking Info and get the tracking id for the property and enter it in the form below.

Configure the Google Analytics Integration

In order to send circulation-related analytics events to your Google Analytics account, follow the instructions below to create a Google Analytics integration for your library in the Circulation Manager.

Step-by-step guide

1. Login to your Circulation Manager's administration site.
2. Click the Configuration or the System Configuration link in the top menu bar.
3. Click the Analytics sidebar item.
4. Click the Create new analytics service item.
5. Enter a name for the library/consortia-specific service; for example, ABC Public Library Google Analytics.
6. Leave the Protocol setting at Google Analytics.
7. The URL setting should also be correct and can be accepted as is.
8. Click the Add Library drop-down list.
9. Select the library for which this Google Analytics account applies.
10. In the new Tracking ID field which appears, enter the library/consortia's Google Analytics account ID.
11. Click the Add Library button.
12. Click the Submit button to save the new integration.

Configuring the Google Analytics Account

In development.

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