Use the Dimension Explorer to Explore and Fix Data Issues

When you encounter issues with dimensions, for example an incorrect value, use the Dimension Explorer to find out what happened. Search for the dimension, discover where the issue stems from and then fix the issue instantly.

Required Editions

User Permissions Needed
To use the Dimension Explorer: Admin
Note
Note Generic data steam type dimensions aren’t available in the Dimension Explorer.
  1. On the Connect & Mix tab, select Dimensions, and then Dimension Explorer.
    Here you can see all the dimensions that exist in the platform.
  2. In the Search bar, enter the dimension you’re investigating. For example, enter Site.
    search for dimension
  3. To search for a specific value, click the Filter button and then filter by the incorrect value.
    filter by dimension
    Here you can see this site name comes from Data Stream 2.
    found dimension name
    You can go back to the data stream, fix it and then reprocess it, or to save time change the value in the Dimension Explorer.
  4. To fix the incorrect value, go to the Site Name column, click and then enter a new value.
    dimension fixed
  5. If the value belongs to old data and won’t be used again, select the row and then click Delete.
  6. Save your work.
    Make sure you remove the filter when you’re done so you can see all the dimensions again.