Integrate with Google Analytics
Roles
These roles reflect the default DreamApply setup.
You can define custom roles based on your
institution's needs. Learn more →:
You can define custom roles based on your
institution's needs. Learn more →
Google Analytics is a web analytics service that collects and reports data about user interactions with websites and apps. You can use it to understand user behavior in the DreamApply portal, measure traffic and evaluate performance of the DreamApply pages.
To integrate with Google Analytics, perform the following tasks:
Before you begin
- Make sure you have a Google Analytics account.
- To integrate with DreamApply, your account must have the
Superuserrole or theinstancepermission.
Get the Measurement ID
You need to create a data stream in Google Analytics and get a Measurement ID for this stream. The Measurement ID is a unique identifier that links DreamApply to a specific GA4 property and tells Google Analytics where to send data collected with gtag.js.
For details, see Add a data stream and Measurement ID in the Google documentation.
Configure integration settings
To connect DreamApply to Google Analytics:
- In the main menu, under System, select Settings.
- In the Analytics settings section, under Google Analytics, specify the Measurement ID for your data stream.
- At the top of the form, click Save changes.
Configure consent settings
To configure consent settings for Google Analytics:
In the main menu, under System, select Settings.
In the Data protection section, select the consent mode for cookies. For details, see Manage cookies.
Under Google Consent mode, define how Google Analytics, Google Ads and Google Tag Manager must respond to the user consent choices. For details, see Consent mode overview.
To protect personally identifiable information (PII), select the Redact ads data and Anonymize IP check boxes. For details, see Best practices to avoid sending Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and IP masking.
At the top of the form, click Save changes.
View reports
Once the integration is set up, you can view reports in Google Analytics to monitor key metrics such as user traffic, engagement and pageviews.
Realtime reports in Google Analytics are available immediately. Standard reports may take up to 24-48 hours to begin displaying data after initial setup. For details, see Data freshness in the Google documentation.
