Comments on: Top 5 Most Useful Calculated Fields and Functions in Google Data Studio

By: Filippo

Filippo — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:01:18 +0000

Hey there, the n.2 for having the final url without the tracking is amazing.

However, it’s incompatible with conversion data- if original final url dimension is removed from the report. So that makes it a bit useless.

Would it be possible to have a workaround for that? So, i.e. in your example, you’d see only 1 raw for the landing page (datastudio.ca) and the total sales for that page? That would be awesome.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 20:22:20 +0000

Can I create a calculated field for visits to a specific page?

By: Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Lachezar Arabadzhiev — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 23:46:48 +0000

In reply to Zoltan. Hey Zoltan, thanks for reaching out. You would have to use CAST to covert the current format of your field. Here is some additional information on how that works by Google.

By: Zoltan

Zoltan — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:39:40 +0000

Is there a way of calculating duration between Start time and finish time coloumns? These colums don’t contain the DATE therefor a the DATETIME_DIFF wouldn’t recognise these.
Thank you

By: Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Lachezar Arabadzhiev — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:16:43 +0000

In reply to giachirace.

Hey Giacomo, is that in Google Analytics or at an Ad Sever level (eg. Campaign Manager)? If you are using GA, you can perhaps try the dimensions “Date Hours and Minute” and “Count of Sessions”, while having the metric “Sessions” to see when was the first website landing. If you are using CM, then you can probably try “Days since first interaction” depending on what exactly you are trying to extract? ^LA

By: giachirace

giachirace — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:23:20 +0000

Hello, excellent content.
i am struggling to understand where do i find the date at which a user was exposed to an ad.
how did you manage it?
thanks

By: Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Lachezar Arabadzhiev — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:17:18 +0000

In reply to Deepesh. Hey Deepesh, great question! You would have to create a Data Blend and include BigQuery as the LEFT source and Google Sheets as the RIGHT one. In Google Data Studio, the blending works only with a LEFT JOIN. Let me know if this helps :)

By: Deepesh

Deepesh — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:30:50 +0000

Hi Lachezar,
The content of the course is too good! I have tried to create report with my main data source as bigquery views and the second data source as google sheet, how can I filter my main data source with columns which are there in google sheeet?
Thanks

By: Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Lachezar Arabadzhiev — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 21:08:44 +0000

In reply to Elie. Hey Elie, glad you are enjoying the article! Are you trying to create a calculated field with today's date or want to have that in the original date filter? - Lacho

By: Elie

Elie — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 04:39:52 +0000

Hi this is all very helpful but how does one incorporates today’s date TODAY() in Data Studio?