Set Up Video Analytics Reporting on the Server-side

Adobe Analytics Video Essentials requires set up on the server-side.

If you are only using the built-in Primetime Player Monitoring aspect of Video Analytics, you can skip this section. Reporting set up is only necessary for customers who are leveraging Adobe Analytics Video Essentials (which provides video engagement metrics). Your Adobe representative will handle most aspects of the server-side setup for Adobe Analytics reporting, but you can also see detailed documentation on the process here: Analytics Help and Reference - Report Suite Manager.

These are the main tasks to be accomplished for server-side setup:

  • Analytics setup - Enable conversion level for RSID
  • Analytics setup - Enable video tracking

The following procedure describes how to complete server-side setup:

  1. Analytics Setup - Enable conversion level for RSID:
    1. Access Admin Tools
    2. Select Report Suites
    3. Select the RSID to set up
    4. Select Edit Settings -> General -> General Account Settings
    5. Choose Enabled, no Shopping Cart in the Conversion Level combo box
    6. Click Save.
  2. Analytics Setup - Enable Video Tracking
    1. Access Admin Tools
    2. Select Report Suites
    3. Select the RSID to set up
    4. Select Edit Settings -> Video Management -> Video Reporting
    5. Click on the Yes, start tracking green button