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    Primo Device Usage

    Because Analytics data is aggregated daily based on the UTC time zone, yesterday's data for your library may contain only a partial reporting and may require an additional day to see its full reporting.

    Using the Primo Device Usage subject area, you can create reports that show the number of actions and sessions that are processed for each device type (including the operating system and browser type). For example:
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    The Primo Device Usage subject area contains many fields used to create reports associated with device usage. Refer to the following sections for more information on each field.
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    Primo Device Usage Subject Area

    Device Usage Table

    The Device Usage table is the fact table that stores information about device usage.
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    Device Usage Table
    The Device Usage fact table has two measurement fields and several attribute fields:
    Device Usage Fields
    Field Description
    Sessions
    The number of times in which a type of device was used.
    Actions
    The number of actions for a device type.
    Signed In
    A measurement field that counts the number of signed-in users from all sessions that were opened for a specific device type and is no longer associated with the number actions taken by users.
    Prior to the Primo VE April and Primo May 2023 releases, this field counted the number of times an action was taken from a signed-in user in a specific device type.
    On Campus
    A measurement field that tracks the number of times a user was on campus when using a type of device.
    Users are considered on-campus if they are signed-in and within the defined IP range for the institution. For more details, see Configuring IP Ranges for a Library.
    Browser Type
    An attribute field that stores the type of browser.
    Device
    An attribute field that stores the type of device.
    Operating System
    An attribute field that stores the type of operating system. It allows you to merge different versions of the same operating system into a single value.
    Primo View
    An attribute field that stores the View in which the device was used.

    New UI

    An attribute field that stores whether the UI that was used was the new UI.

    Dates Table

    The Dates dimension table enables you to select different date ranges and formats. The date dimension is used to limit reports to specific date ranges (such as year, month, week, and day).
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    Dates Dimension Table

    The following table provides an example for each month format. 

    Date Option Example Format
    Year (date), Year, Year (desc) Displays the year: 2017
    Month (date), Month (short desc) Displays the month and year: Mar 2017
    Month (long desc) Displays the full month name and year: March 2017
    Month (number) Displays the month number: 3 (displays for March)
    Week (date), Week (short desc) Displays the month and first day of the week: Mar 13
    Week (long desc) Displays the month, first day of the week, and year: Mar 13, 2017
    Date Displays the date of occurrence: Mar 15
    Date (short desc) Displays the day and date of occurrence: Wed, Mar 15
    Date (long desc) Displays the day, date, and year of occurrence: Wed, Mar 15, 2017
    DOW (number) Displays the number of the week on which the event occurred: 4 (displays for Wednesday)
    Date Filter Displays information based on the following time periods:
    • Older than 30 days
    • Older than 60 days
    • Older than 90 days
    • Previous complete 24 months
    • Previous complete 2 years
    • Previous year
    • Two years ago
    Dates - Week Enables you to drill-down based on the following hierarchy: All Dates, Year, Week (long desc), and Date (long desc).
    Dates - Month Enables you to drill-down based on the following hierarchy: All Dates, Year, Month (date), and Date (long desc).

    Institutions Table

    The Institutions dimension table is a fact table that stores information about the institution from which the data was collected.
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    Institutions Dimension Table

    The following table lists the fields provided by the Institutions fact table. 

    Field Description

    Primo Institution Code

    The institution's code.

    Institution Name

    The institution's name.

    Data Available As Of

    The date (UTC time zone) on which data became available.

    Data Updated As Of

    The date (UTC time zone) on which the data was last updated.

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