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David Read 1 ckanext-ga-report
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4 **Status:** Development
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6 **CKAN Version:** 1.7.1+
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9 Overview
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12 For creating detailed reports of CKAN analytics, including totals per group.
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14 Whereas ckanext-googleanalytics focusses on providing page view stats a recent period and for all time (aimed at end users), ckanext-ga-report is more interested in building regular periodic reports (more for site managers to monitor).
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16 Contents of this extension:
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18 * Use the CLI tool to download Google Analytics data for each time period into this extension's database tables
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20 * Users can view the data as web page reports
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23 Installation
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26 1. Activate you CKAN python environment and install this extension's software::
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28 $ pyenv/bin/activate
Ross Jones 29 $ pip install -e git+https://github.com/datagovuk/ckanext-ga-report.git#egg=ckanext-ga-report
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31 2. Ensure you development.ini (or similar) contains the info about your Google Analytics account and configuration::
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33 googleanalytics.id = UA-1010101-1
David Read 34 googleanalytics.account = Account name (i.e. data.gov.uk, see top level item at https://www.google.com/analytics)
David Read 35 ga-report.period = monthly
David Read 36 ga-report.bounce_url = /data
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Ross Jones 38 The ga-report.bounce_url specifies the path to use when calculating bounces. For DGU this is /data
David Read 39 but you may want to set this to /.
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41 Note that your credentials will be readable by system administrators on your server. Rather than use sensitive account details, it is suggested you give access to the GA account to a new Google account that you create just for this purpose.
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43 3. Set up this extension's database tables using a paster command. (Ensure your CKAN pyenv is still activated, run the command from ``src/ckanext-ga-report``, alter the ``--config`` option to point to your site config file)::
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45 $ paster initdb --config=../ckan/development.ini
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47 4. Enable the extension in your CKAN config file by adding it to ``ckan.plugins``::
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David Read 49 ckan.plugins = ga-report
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52 Authorization
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David Read 55 Before you can access the data, you need to set up the OAUTH details which you can do by following the `instructions <https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/tutorials/hello-analytics-api>`_ the outcome of which will be a file called credentials.json which should look like credentials.json.template with the relevant fields completed. These steps are below for convenience:
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57 1. Visit the `Google APIs Console <https://code.google.com/apis/console>`_
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59 2. Sign-in and create a project or use an existing project.
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61 3. In the `Services pane <https://code.google.com/apis/console#:services>`_ , activate Analytics API for your project. If prompted, read and accept the terms of service.
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63 4. Go to the `API Access pane <https://code.google.com/apis/console/#:access>`_
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65 5. Click Create an OAuth 2.0 client ID....
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67 6. Fill out the Branding Information fields and click Next.
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69 7. In Client ID Settings, set Application type to Installed application.
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71 8. Click Create client ID
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73 9. The details you need below are Client ID, Client secret, and Redirect URIs
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76 Once you have set up your credentials.json file you can generate an oauth token file by using the
77 following command, which will store your oauth token in a file called token.dat once you have finished
78 giving permission in the browser::
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80 $ paster getauthtoken --config=../ckan/development.ini
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Ross Jones 83 Tutorial
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David Read 86 Download some GA data and store it in CKAN's db. (Ensure your CKAN pyenv is still activated, run the command from ``src/ckanext-ga-report``, alter the ``--config`` option to point to your site config file) and specifying the name of your auth file (token.dat by default) from the previous step::
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88 $ paster loadanalytics token.dat latest --config=../ckan/development.ini
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Ross Jones 90 The value after the token file is how much data you want to retrieve, this can be
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92 * **all** - data for all time (since 2010)
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David Read 94 * **latest** - (default) just the 'latest' data
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David Read 96 * **YYYY-MM-DD** - just data for all time periods going back to (and including) this date
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100 Software Licence
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103 This software is developed by Cabinet Office. It is Crown Copyright and opened up under the Open Government Licence (OGL) (which is compatible with Creative Commons Attibution License).
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105 OGL terms: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/
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