To set up the Shopping Insights Report v3, follow these steps:
Go to the left-hand navigation menu.
Select Data & reporting β Reporting solutions.
Click on the 'Create new report' button.
You can watch the complete setup process in the video or refer to the step-by-step guide provided below.
Step 1. Select the report
Select the report type: Shopping insights report v3.
Step 2. Select the data sources and choose custom groupings
Here is a detailed explanation for each data source:
Google merchant center (dropdown)
Select the Google merchants center accounts connected to Alvie, as explained here. You can choose multiple accounts.
Enable supplemental feed output for Merchant Center
In order to create ready made supplemental feed outputs for the Alvie Shopping Labeller tick the Checkbox below.
Google Ads (dropdown)
Select the Google Ads accounts connected to Alvie, as explained here. You can choose multiple accounts.
Custom Market and Channel groupings
Step 3. Define data target properties
In this step, you will find the basic settings, which require you to define the Google Cloud project and BigQuery output dataset. For detailed instructions on how to correctly fill in this data, please refer to the documentation provided here.
Additionally, this step includes advanced settings that are optional to use. Here, you have the ability to define the schedule for creating a Shopping Insights Report v3. By default, the schedule is set to daily, but you can choose other options that are suitable for your needs:
You can learn more about how the schedule is set up here.
Step 4. Other settings
This step includes an important setting called Target currency, which is explained in detail here.
Step 5. Activate the report
If you have finished configuring the settings, you can activate the report. However, if you still need to make adjustments to the settings, you can choose to save without activating.
For more detailed information on report activation and setting up the Looker studio dashboard, please refer to the documentation provided here.