Location Analytics/Reports Deprecation

Q: When is Location Analytics and Reports being removed?

A: After April 7th, 2021

 

Q: Can I still access Location Analytics and Reports pages after April 7th?

A: No.

 

Q: Do I need to create new Reports before the April 7th deadline?

A: Yes. It is important to try the Engagement/Network Analytics feature as soon as possible to recreate your current reports.

 

Q: After April 7th, will any of my Reports be saved?

A: No. After April 7th ALL current reports will be removed.

 

Q: If I forget to move my reports over to Engagement/Network Analytics features after After April 7th, can Mist recover my Reports?

A: No. After April 7th ALL current reports will be removed.

 

Q: How do I Enable Engagement/Network Analytics?

A: Engagement Analytics can be enabled per site under the Site Settings, and Network Analytics is Enabled by default.

 

Q: Does Site Level Admin & below has access to Engagement Analytics?

A: Yes , but first org level Admin(super user) has to Enable Engagement Analytics from site settings , then other admins can access Engagement Analytics.

Please find below access details with regards to admin level:

Read/Write

  • Data board – read (access existing data boards), create, update, delete
  • Ad-hoc analysis – read, add to data board

Read

  • Data board – read (access existing data boards)
  • Ad-hoc analysis – read

 

What APIs are getting removed with the deprecation?

# DEPRECATING
# zones timeline for zone - retrieve user timeline for a zone
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/zone/:zone_id/user_timeline
# zones timeline for map - retrieve user timeline for a map (a zone)
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/map/:map_id/user_timeline
# users timeline - retrieve zones timeline for a user
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/user/(?P<user_id>%s)/zone_timeline
# users zones stats - retrieve a stats summary of zones the user visited
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/map/:map_id/users_zones_stats/(?P<filename>%s).(?P<ext>%s)

# DEPRECATING zones analytic for zone for reporting purposes
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/zone/:zone_id/stats_report_by_zone
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/map/:map_id/stats_report_by_map
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/site/:site_id/stats_report_by_site
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/zone/:zone_id/stats
/api/v1/sites/:site_id/insights/map/:map_id/stats

The replacement for the user/zone timeline API is the Search Zone Sessions API.  For documentation please check here: https://api.mist.com/api/v1/docs/Site#search-zone-sessions

Q: What if Engagement/Network Analytics does not have what I need for my reports?

A: Contact support@mist.com if you find that Engagement/Network Analytics does not meet your needs.