When Analytics is configured for a Datastream, events are automatically forwarded so that hits are captured. Special attention must be paid when implementing hybrid mode so that hits are not counted twice.
The strategy employed by these samples utilizes two different datastreams. One with analytics configured, and one without. The datastream without analytics configured is used for edge requests sent server-side. And the datastream with analytics configured is used for alloy on the client-side. That way the server-side request does not register any analytics events, but the client side does. The result is analytics are accurately counted only once.
| Datastream | Analytics configured | Target configured |
|---|---|---|
| Datastream 1 | No | Yes |
| Datastream 2 | Yes | Yes |
sequenceDiagram
participant App server
participant Browser
participant Alloy
participant API as Adobe Experience Platform API
participant Analytics
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App server->>API: Interact request (datastream 1, no analytics)
API->>App server: Return propositions
App server->>Browser: HTML response
Browser->>Alloy: configure alloy with datastream 2 (with analytics);
Browser->>Alloy: applyResponse({...});
Alloy->>API: Send display notification(s)
API->>Analytics: Send analytics event(s)