Custom properties in Zoho Apptics

Custom Properties in Zoho Apptics

Custom Properties

Custom properties are additional attributes that you want to define and collect for your app apart from the default set of attributes and metrics provided by Apptics. Adding custom properties give more depth to your in-app data and help you filter out more contextual insights on user behaviour, engagement, and interactions within your app. 

You can add up to 100 custom properties for your app via our SDKs. Once you add them in the SDK, you will be able to view the list of the properties tracked for your app within the Apptics console and use them as personalized search filters to drill-down more specific insights.

Info
For SDK implementation, refer to the SDK guides:
  1. Android events guide
  2. iOS events guide
  3. React Native events guide
  4. Flutter events guide
Notes
Note: You cannot edit the registered custom properties.
WarningWARNING: Sending personal identifiable information in custom properties could violate your user's privacy settings. 

Supported data types

Apptics currently supports custom properties for events data. The expected format of custom property is that it should be an object with the keys as the property name and the values as property values. Property names cannot be empty or null and the strings should not be more than 250 characters.

Data type
Description
String
A sequence of meaningful characters with a max. limit of 250
Boolean
Represents the data type as either true or false
Double 
Numeric value such as 10.04 of 1234.567
Long
Numeric value such as 10, 23, or 123
Integer
Numeric value such as 10, 23, or 123
Float
Numeric value such as 10.04 or 1234.567

Manage custom properties

Custom properties attached with events can help you narrow your search and segment your users based on the search criteria you mention on the custom properties search dashboard. 
  1. Navigate to Quality > Custom properties. 
  2. Once you define custom properties in the SDK, you will be able to view the list of the properties tracked for your app under Custom properties > Manage properties.
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You can add only 100 custom properties via the SDK. Once the limit is reached, the 101st custom property will be ignored. We recommend to priortize and use the custom properties based on your requirements within the defined limit.

Delete custom properties

You cannot edit custom properties once registered. However, you can delete existing properties from the console. If the limit exceeds, you can consider deleting any outdated ones and then add new custom properties.
  1. Click on the bin icon next to the individual property in the properties list. 

  1. A confirmation pop-up will appear. Click on Yes, delete if you want to proceed.
  2. You can click on Deleted list to view all the deleted properties.
Notes
Note: Once you delete the custom property, you cannot retrieve it and no further tracking will happen. However, the associated data tracked till the property was deleted will be available in the console.
As a step further, you can use these additional properties as personalized search filters using Custom properties search.
  1. Navigate to Quality > Custom properties.
  2. Select the events based on which you want to filter the data.
  3. Select the custom properties and define criteria patterns based on which you want to filter the data. You can define criteria based on the the AND-OR logic.
  4. You can also define the aggregation operations like calculating the count, sum average, minimum, and maximum of the filter out data and values, group, and sort the filtered data. It helps you drill down specific data in a more easy-to-understand format.

  1. Once you have applied all the criteria and aggregation operations, click Apply. You will be able to view the results in a list format with search capabilities.