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Note

If you intend to send emails to external users who do not have Universal Analytics credentials, ensure you abide by GDPR, as well as your organisation’s internal policies.

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To use this featurebe able to schedule emails, you must have be a user with access to the KPI dashboard .

Below is an example of a PDF containing a snapshot of insights from a custom dashboard. Insights displayed in PDFs are static images, which means tables, charts and other insights from the dashboard are resized to fit into the PDF.

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  1. In Universal Analytics, click KPIs.

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    The KPI dashboard appears.

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  2. On the left-hand side, click on a dashboard you have created.

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  3. In the top-right corner, click the ellipsis ().

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  4. From the menu, click Schedule emailing.

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    The Scheduled exports popup appears.

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  5. Click + Add schedule.

  6. In the To field, specify which users will receive the scheduled email.
    You can:

    • Search for and enter the names of users with access to Universal Analytics:
      (By default, your name is selected in this field. If you do not wish to receive the email, remove your name)

    • Enter the email address of an external user without Universal Analytics credentials:

  7. In the Subject field, enter a subject. By default, this field contains the name of the selected dashboard, however, you can enter custom text if desired.

  8. In the Message field, you can replace the default message with a custom one explaining the attached insights.

  9. In the Attachments section, select the insights from the dashboard you would like to attach to the email.

    You can:

    • Include a PDF of the entire dashboard, including all the metrics within it (This is selected by default):

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    • Select one or more specific insights from the selected dashboard, by selecting the corresponding checkboxes next to each insight:

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  10. In the First occurrence section, select the date and time the first email will be sent. Once this has been saved, the email will be sent on a regular basis until the scheduled email is deleted.

  11. In the Repeats section, select how often this email will be sent to recipients. Scheduled emails can be sent on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, as well as at a custom interval.

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  12. Click Schedule.

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The recipients receive the email at the specified date and time, and can download the PDF from the email.

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  1. In Universal Analytics, click KPIs.

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    The KPI dashboard appears.

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  2. On the left-hand side, click on the appropriate dashboard.

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  3. In the top-right corner, click the ellipsis ().

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  4. From the menu, click Schedule emailing.

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  5. The Scheduled exports popup appears, containing a list of existing scheduled emails.

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  6. Hover over the scheduled email and click the Delete icon.

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  7. In the Delete schedule? popup, click Delete.

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The scheduled email is deleted from the list.

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