Conversion vs. Traffic Metrics

Posted: November 25, 2008, 3:16pm
Conversion vs. Traffic Metrics

Currently, when pulling data, we are having to do separate queries. We get the error "invalid mixing of commerce and traffic metrics" when attempting to pull visits, visitors, page views (which is an event), orders, revenue in one call. Having to split these into two calls causes our app alot of extra processing in terms of matching things back up, especially when dealing with tracking code calls. Is a resolution for this in the works? Possibly already addressed?

Unless you've created a

Unless you've created a custom page view event, the regular pageviews metric wont work. The 'instances' metric might be a little closer to what you're looking for, but may not be accurate.

You could update your implementation so that it sets a custom event on every pageview - then you could request that custom event with your other commerce variables. If it's unpractical to update your implementation, the Omniture ES team may be able to set up a VISTA rule that sets the event for you.
You'll probably have to work with your Omniture Account Manager to get more info on that solution.