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mrgupta
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Jun 15, 2023 4:35 PM UTC
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Regx in filter or segment

Hi Everyone, is it possible to use regular expression in workspace freeform table filter or segments in Adobe Analytics?

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Josh__Stephens
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Jun 15, 2023 8:28 PM UTC

There is some very limited wildcard usage in segments.  

 

Here's an image from Adobe's documentation 

 

 

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Josh__Stephens
Josh__StephensAccepted solution
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Jun 15, 2023 8:28 PM UTC

There is some very limited wildcard usage in segments.  

 

Here's an image from Adobe's documentation 

 

 

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    Jennifer_Dungan
    Jennifer_Dungan
    Level 2
    Jun 15, 2023 9:20 PM UTC

    Hahah fair play.. I guess a "wildcard" is technically a simple regex 😅

     

    When I think "regex" I think full and proper regex, and refer to "wildcard match" as just that.

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      Josh__Stephens
      Josh__Stephens
      New Participant
      Jun 15, 2023 9:37 PM UTC

      Definitely not regexp but perhaps useful depending upon the use case.

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        Jennifer_Dungan
        Jennifer_Dungan
        Level 2
        Jun 15, 2023 5:42 PM UTC

        Unfortunately, regex is not supported in Segments....

         

        However, you can use Regex in Classifications / Classification Rule Builder.. which could be used to create a classification based on what you want to filter, then use the classification in your segment....

         

        Just a note, classification rules run every 4-6 hours, so as long as you aren't looking at "today" as your data set, you should be fine.

         

        Here is some info about Classifications: https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/classifications/c-classifications.html?lang=en

         

        Here is some info about Classification Rule Builder:

        https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/analytics/components/classifications/classifications-rulebuilder/classification-rule-set.html?lang=en

         

        But essentially, you could set up a classification such as "segment option".

         

        Then create a classification rule using your regex, and set the classification "segment option" to a value like "my filter" (use more descriptive names)

         

        Then you can create a filter looking at dimension "segment option" and value "my filter"

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