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JR16
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Sep 24, 2021 11:31 AM UTC
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Regex in adobe segments

Hi there

 

I was wondering if it were possible to use regex for adobe segments - I saw a response from a few years ago saying there wasn't currently functionality for this. Was just wondering if this was possible to a greater extent now.

 

Thanks and kind regards


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    yuhuisg
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    Sep 27, 2021 2:59 PM UTC

    Building on @brian_johnson_'s answer:

    AA's backend has a technical limitation that prevents regex from being used. Apparently, allowing regex would cause a massive slowdown in AA's querying speed.

    That's quite a bummer, considering how regex is so powerful and widely used for filtering in most other systems.

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    yuhuisg
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    Sep 27, 2021 2:59 PM UTC

    Building on @brian_johnson_'s answer:

    AA's backend has a technical limitation that prevents regex from being used. Apparently, allowing regex would cause a massive slowdown in AA's querying speed.

    That's quite a bummer, considering how regex is so powerful and widely used for filtering in most other systems.

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    Brian_Johnson_
    Brian_Johnson_
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    Sep 24, 2021 12:58 PM UTC

    @jr16  - Unfortunately, regex is still not an option. The closest option seems to be the "matches" operator that supports the use of wildcards:

     

     

    Full list of available operators: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/segmentation/segment-reference/seg-operators.html?lang=en

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