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Student question · Analytics

Using the Adobe Analytics source connector in AEP

How the Adobe Analytics source connector brings report-suite data into AEP as Experience Events, where it is stored and how it joins profiles.

Quick answer

When you add Adobe Analytics from the AEP sources catalog, Analytics becomes a data source and its report-suite data lands in AEP as Experience Events. You map it to datasets, then use it for Profile, audiences, CJA and activation. Profiles unify because Analytics events carry an identity - usually ECID - that matches identities in other datasets.

The flow

Analytics to AEPANALYTICS TO AEP1Adobe Analyticsreport suite2Source connectorcatalog3DatasetExperience Events4IdentityECID5Profile & audiences6CJA & activation
How Analytics data reaches Profile and CJA.

Where the data is stored

Each report suite feeds an Experience Event dataset that you map during setup. Review the connector documentation for how datasets are created and named in your environment, and document which report suites feed which datasets.

How unification happens

Analytics events usually carry ECID. If another dataset links ECID to a known identity — for example a CRM ID after login — the Analytics behaviour joins that person's profile.

Frequently asked questions

Is Adobe Analytics data used for Profile?

It can be, if the dataset is enabled for Profile and identities link to other data.

Should I send everything from Analytics?

Only what your use cases need; extra fields add cost and noise to Profile.

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