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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Data Connection

How to connect GA4 in ASK BOSCO & the GA4 model and metrics available:

How to connect:

    • Go to the Connections tab
    • Click Connect on the Google Analytics 4 tile
    • Get taken to Google sign in screen
    • Log in to the Google account you want to connect
    • Approve ASK BOSCO access to the account
    • Select the GA4 property(/ies) to connect
    • Connection complete

GA4 data models and metrics available in ASK BOSCO®

Models

GA4 Engagement model

    • Date: The day the engagement was recorded.
    • Property ID: The GA4 property the data came from. Data source: GA4
    • Device: The device your visitors used.
    • Default Channel Group: GA4's default grouping for where the traffic came from.
    • Primary Channel Group: The property's own primary channel grouping.
    • Source: Traffic source - The part before ' / ' in source / medium (e.g. google, facebook). Data source: GA4
    • Medium: Traffic medium - The part after ' / ' in source / medium (e.g. cpc, organic, referral). Data source: GA4
    • Campaign ID: The campaign identifier from GA4.
    • Campaign Name: The campaign your visitors came through.
    • Active Users: Number of distinct users who were active in the period. GA4 counts this with a HyperLogLog approximation, so it is exact only at daily grain - Weekly and monthly totals may read high against GA4 due to how the period is counted.
    • Total Users: Total number of distinct users. HyperLogLog-approximated like Active Users - exact only at daily grain due to how periods are calculated. Data source: GA4
    • New Users: Number of users visiting for the first time. HyperLogLog-approximated, so it carries the same daily-grain limitation as Active Users. Data source: GA4
    • Sessions: Number of sessions. (ties to GA4 within about 1%). Data source: GA4
    • Engaged Sessions: Sessions that lasted 10 seconds or more, had a conversion, or had at least two page views. Numerator of Engagement Rate. Data source: GA4
    • Page Views: Number of page or screen views. Data source: GA4
    • Event Count: Total number of events. Additive at every grain. Data source: GA4
    • User Engagement Duration: Total user engagement time in seconds. Numerator of Average Engagement Time. Data source: GA4
    • Events Per Session: Average events per session, calculated as event count divided by sessions. Computed from summed totals. Data source: GA4
    • Engagement Rate: The percentage of engaged sessions, calculated by dividing engaged sessions by total sessions. This metric is shown as a decimal. For example, 0.72 means 72% of sessions were engaged. Data source: GA4
    • Event Count Per User: Average events per user, calculated as event count divided by active users. Computed from summed totals; inherits Active Users' daily-grain limitation. Data source: GA4
    • Average Engagement Time: Average engagement time per user in seconds, calculated as user engagement duration divided by active users. Computed from summed totals; inherits Active Users' daily-grain limitation. Data source: GA4
    • Average Session Duration: Average length of a session in seconds, calculated as total session duration divided by sessions. Computed from summed totals. Data source: GA4
    • User Conversion Rate: Percentage of users who triggered a key event, calculated as converting users divided by active users. Shown as a decimal (0.05 means 5%). Computed from summed totals; inherits Active Users' daily-grain limitation. Data source: GA4
    • Active Users MoM: Month-on-month change in Active Users, current month versus previous, shown as a decimal (0.1 means +10%). Data source: GA4
    • New Users MoM: Month-on-month change in New Users, current month versus previous, shown as a decimal (0.1 means +10%). Data source: GA4
    • Sessions MoM: Month-on-month change in Sessions, current month versus previous, shown as a decimal (0.1 means +10%). Data source: GA4
    • Engaged Sessions MoM: Month-on-month change in Engaged Sessions, current month versus previous, shown as a decimal (0.1 means +10%). Data source: GA4

GA4 E-Commerce Product model

  • Item Category: Top-level product category (level 1).
  • Has Viewed Flag: 1 when the item was viewed at least once on this row, otherwise 0.
  • Has Added To Cart Flag: 1 when the item was added to cart at least once on this row, otherwise 0.
  • Has Purchased Flag: 1 when the item was purchased at least once on this row, otherwise 0.
  • Item Category2: Second-level product category.
  • Item Category3: Third-level product category.
  • Item Category4: Fourth-level product category.
  • Item Category5: Fifth-level (deepest) product category.
  • Attribution Type: Attribution model applied to the data (session-based, first-user, or data-driven).
  • Attribution Type Label: Display label for the attribution model (Session, First User, Data Driven).
  • Default Channel Group: GA4's default channel grouping for the traffic source (e.g. Organic Search, Paid Social, Direct).
  • Primary Channel Group: Primary channel grouping configured for the GA4 property.
  • Source Medium: Traffic source and medium combined (e.g. google / cpc).
  • Date: The specific day for which data is reported.
  • Item Brand: Brand associated with the product.
  • Item Id: Unique product identifier (SKU or item ID).
  • Item Name: Product name as shown to customers.
  • Item Variant: Product variant such as size or color.
  • Item Discount Value: Discount applied to items, in reporting currency.
  • Item Revenue Value: Revenue generated from items sold, in reporting currency.
  • Items Added To Cart Quantity: Number of items added to cart.
  • Items Checked Out Quantity: Number of items that reached checkout.
  • Items Purchased Quantity: Number of items purchased.
  • Items Viewed Quantity: Number of times items were viewed.
  • View To Cart Rate: Share of viewed items that were added to cart.
  • Cart To Checkout Rate: Share of items added to cart that reached checkout.
  • Checkout To Purchase Rate: Share of items at checkout that were purchased.
  • Cart Abandonment Rate: Share of items added to cart that never reached checkout — checkout friction signal.
  • Checkout Abandonment Rate: Share of items at checkout that were not purchased — payment-step drop-off signal.
  • View To Purchase Rate: Share of viewed items that were ultimately purchased (overall conversion rate).
  • Average Item Price Value: Average revenue per item sold, in reporting currency.
  • Discount Rate: Share of gross sales given away as discounts.
  • Revenue Per Item Viewed Value: Revenue generated per item view, in reporting currency.
  • Source: Traffic source, stored in the physical column dim_ga4__channel::source, e.g. google.
  • Medium: Traffic medium, stored in the physical column dim_ga4__channel::medium, e.g. cpc.
  • Safe Item Revenue: Item revenue restricted to first_user attribution — a single safe figure that cannot cross-attribution-sum.
  • Item Revenue (Session): Item revenue under session attribution only.
  • Item Revenue (Data Driven): Item revenue under data_driven attribution only.
  • Post-Discount Revenue %: Share of item revenue retained after discounts ((revenue − discount) / revenue × 100). Not a true margin — no cost of goods

GA4 E-Commerce Total and Basket model

  • Date At: Calendar date of the recorded activity.
  • Transaction ID: Unique identifier for the transaction.
  • Attribution Type: Attribution model applied to the data (session-based, first-user, or data-driven).
  • Attribution Type Label: Display label for the attribution model (Session, First User, Data Driven).
  • Default Channel Group: GA4's default channel grouping for the traffic source (e.g. Organic Search, Paid Social, Direct).
  • Primary Channel Group: Primary channel grouping configured for the GA4 property.
  • Source Medium: Traffic source and medium combined (e.g. google / cpc).
  • Total Revenue Value: Total transaction revenue, in reporting currency.
  • Total Shipping Value: Shipping amount for the transaction, in reporting currency. Null for data-driven attribution rows.
  • Total Tax Value: Tax amount for the transaction, in reporting currency. Null for data-driven attribution rows.
  • Total Transactions Quantity: Number of transactions. Whole number for session and first-user rows; fractional channel-attributed share for data-driven rows (summing to 1 across channels).
  • Product Key: Foreign key to dim_ga4__product (item id, name, and variant).
  • Items Purchased Quantity: Number of items purchased.
  • Item Revenue Value: Revenue generated from items sold, in reporting currency.
  • Item Discount Value: Discount applied to items, in reporting currency.
  • Item Brand: Brand associated with the product.
  • Item Id: Unique product identifier (SKU or item ID).
  • Item Name: Product name as shown to customers.
  • Item Variant: Product variant such as size or color.
  • Item Category: Top-level product category (level 1).
  • Item Category2: Second-level product category.
  • Item Category3: Third-level product category.
  • Item Category4: Fourth-level product category.
  • Item Category5: Fifth-level (deepest) product category.
  • Campaign Id: Klaviyo campaign ID.
  • Campaign Name: Campaign name.
  • Manual Ad Content: Manual UTM `utm_content` value captured by GA4.
  • Manual Term: Manual UTM `utm_term` value captured by GA4.
  • Average Order Value: Average revenue per conversion event.
  • Average Items Per Order Quantity: Average number of items purchased per transaction — basket size indicator.
  • Net Revenue Value: Revenue after subtracting shipping and tax — true product revenue.
  • Discount Rate %: Item discount as a percentage of item revenue, on a 0–100 scale.
  • Revenue Per Item Value: Average revenue per item purchased, in reporting currency.
  • Source: Traffic source, stored in the physical column dim_ga4__channel::source, e.g. google.
  • Medium: Traffic medium, stored in the physical column dim_ga4__channel::medium, e.g. cpc.
  • Safe Revenue: Total revenue restricted to first_user attribution — a single safe figure that cannot cross-attribution-sum.
  • Revenue (Session): Total revenue under session attribution only.
  • Revenue (Data Driven): Total revenue under data_driven attribution only.
  • Post-Discount Revenue %: Share of item revenue retained after discounts ((revenue − discount) / revenue × 100). Not a true margin — no cost of goods.
  • Tax Rate %: Total tax as a percentage of total revenue (0–100 scale).
  • Shipping Rate %: Total shipping as a percentage of total revenue (0–100 scale).