To create a Google Analytics Index, click Wizards, then Google Analytics.

Click the New button to begin the process.

Creation Process

Details

Enter the name that will be given to the Data Source, Data Source Group and Index in the Name text box.

Use the Tags text box to add associated search terms to the Index structure. This allows the components to be searched using alternative strings when using the search bar.

To automatically restrict access to the Index once built, enable the Sensitive option. Only users with explicit permission will be able to access the Index. 

The Index Method drop-down list specifies the build method to be used when building the Index.

The Complete option will result in all items in a data source being indexed when a refresh takes place. Once refreshed, a new version number is applied to the Index. Each run completely refreshes the Index.

Building an Incremental Index enables an optimised refresh process when rebuilding Indexes to account for any changes. Rather than rebuilding the entire Index, only data that has been modified or added will be processed. New and changed records are added as new rows. This maintains the history of a record that may have changed over time, and no de-duplication is applied. When selected, the Incremental Identifier drop-down list is revealed. This is required to identify changes, using the selected field to detect when new data is greater than the previous highest value.

Use the Index Size drop-down list to specify the expected number of records the resulting Index will contain. This is an indicative value and does not need to be exact.

Using this drop-down list allows the system to work out how many folders to split the Index into. The higher the specified Index size, the less folders created. A lower number of folders results in less threads used to query the Index, as a single thread is allocated per folder. This decreases the speed of individual queries, but reduces the performance impact of multiple concurrent users querying the system simultaneously.

Use the Add to Search Engine drop-down list to select the relevant search engine the Index will be added to upon completion and the Add to Collection drop-down list to select an existing Collection to which the Index will be added.

Enable the Build Now option to build the Index as soon as the creation process is complete. If disabled, the settings are saved for the Index to be built at a later time.

Setup

Populate the Account ID text box with relevant Google analytics account information and add the generated Certificate by clicking Choose File and selecting the certificate file downloaded from Google.

When the wizard is completed, a search engine will be automatically created containing Indexes based on the content of the Indexes tabs. By default, the tabs are pre-populated with Page Tracking, Page Traffic, Social Media, Traffic Sources and Visitors.

Click the + tab to specify another Index, where the options can be specified. Specify a Name and click the + icon to add Dimensions and Metrics. Each option is listed with a name and description and the results can be navigated using the scrollbar or by operating a dynamic search. A maximum of seven Dimensions and eight Metrics can be specified.

Click Modify Index to add the configured tab.

Select a date when the Index will be built from using the Start Date option. Type a date using the text box or click the Calendar icon to select a date from the popup date picker.