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jeff_bloomer
jeff_bloomer
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Mar 26, 2018 3:34 PM UTC
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Increase Character Limit of Serialized Event ID

How difficult would it be to have the Serialized Event ID increased from 20 characters to 32 characters or more?

Current 128-bit GUIDs are typically 32 characters (alphanumeric) in length, and requiring the truncation and/or trimming of characters and dashes reduces the ability to effectively ensure uniqueness as well as trust in the reliability of the process.  The use of these types of IDs is a business requirement in our organization because of other dependent systems behind our processes.

I'm betting I'm not the only person who is being frustrated by this particular constraint.  Hoping this is something Adobe can quickly take action to support.

Thanks in advance!

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    pkhancha
    New Participant
    May 15, 2024 3:14 PM UTC

    Any plans by Adobe to address this issue in upcoming releases?

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    US26
    New Participant
    Sep 12, 2023 11:01 AM UTC

    Alpha-numeric characters up to 20 bytes in length. If you enter a value that is longer than 20 bytes, then the system truncates it to the first 20 bytes.

    Reference - 
    https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/implementation/vars/page-vars/events/event-serialization.html?lang=en

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    Surabhi2
    New Participant
    Sep 12, 2023 10:58 AM UTC

    What is the character limit for eventID currently. 

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    US26
    New Participant
    Jun 14, 2023 2:53 PM UTC

    Hey Folks - Just following up on this. Is there a way to increase character limit of serialized event Id?

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    lakshays
    Community Manager
    Oct 5, 2022 7:04 PM UTC
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    jantzen_b
    jantzen_b
    Employee
    Oct 27, 2020 10:42 PM UTC
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    jeff_bloomer
    jeff_bloomerAuthor
    New Participant
    Aug 7, 2018 3:24 PM UTC

    Having had more background in how some of the IDs are being used, I would recommend an increase to at least 255 characters, which is the same size as an eVar, AND which is where we also typically store our event IDs when relevant.  Think about it this way: it really helps with truly understanding the funnel for users going through the eCommerce process of a user opening their cart all the way through to order submission.

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    Antti_Ko
    Level 5
    Aug 7, 2018 2:51 PM UTC

    Loving the idea, big thumps up from me too!

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