Create a Flow [v5]
A flow helps you visualize the path of actions taken by a group of actors.
You can view the discovery paths of all actors simultaneously, investigate the events of all actors on an individual path, or use information from a flow as input in a top-level query. In this way, flows provide you with the tools to track trends and determine projected user behaviors over time.
Creating a basic flow
Among their many uses, flows help you analyze actor engagement, conversion, and path discovery. This section demonstrates how to create a flow that shows the paths for users who purchased a movie.
To create a basic flow, do the following:
In the Scuba UI, click the Data icon in the left navigation bar.
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2. Under Data Dictionary, click on the +New button in the upper right corner, then select the flow option.
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3. The Data Drawer will slide open.
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Note: The Data Drawer can be accessed almost anywhere in the UI, which means that flows and properties can be created on the fly.
4. Enter a name for the flow.
5. Select an Actor from the drop-down list. We chose user for our example.
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6. Enter a descriptive name for Step 1 and select a filter from the drop-down menu. We entered Anything for the name and accepted the default filter all events.
7. Enter a descriptive name for Step 2 and select the appropriate filter options from the dropdown lists. We entered Purchase Confirmed and click on all events to select events with action that matches purchase_confirmed. See Understand Flow Definition Conditions in the User's Guide for more information.
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Optional: Add another step, enter a step name, and select filter options.
8. To end the flow, click the trash icon next to the last, empty step and scroll down to Global Rules.
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9. Select end flow from inactivity
or end flow for max total time
option, and enter or select a time interval.
10. Specify Filtered to pre-filter values, or accept all events as we did for our example.
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What's next
Now that you've created a basic flow, you're ready to analyze the results.