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Data Retention Practices

GameAnalytics offers full functionality for recent data, but older data is gradually subject to data retention limits in order to support system performance and regulatory compliance.

AnalyticsIQ Data Retention Practices​

Event / Metric0-1 month1-3 months3-12 months12+ months
Error eventsAll metrics and filters are availableNot possible to retrieve messages (stack traces) from errors
Performance and SDK init eventsAll metrics and filters are availableNo longer available
Resource eventAll metrics and filters are availableNot possible to filter/select:
  • itemType
  • itemID
Still possible to filter on:
  • sink/source
  • currency
Only the total count and sum of
amount is available.
Progression eventAll metrics and filters are available.No longer available
Ad eventAll metrics and filters are available.Not possible to filter/select:
  • Ad First
  • Ad Duration
Not possible to filter/select:
  • Placement
  • Ad Fail/Show reason
Still possible to filter on:
  • Ad Action
  • Ad SDK Name
  • Ad Duration
  • Ad Type
Design eventAll metrics and filters are available.No longer available
Business eventAll metrics and filters are available.Only the total count and sum of
amount (revenue) is available.
Impression event (ILRD)All metrics and filters are available.Not possible to filter/select:
  • Ad Unit Format
  • SDK Vendor Version
  • Precision
  • Ad Group Name
Still possible to filter on:
  • Ad Unit Name
  • Ad Network Name
  • ID Unique
  • SDK Vendor
Unique metricsAll metrics and filters are available. Metrics unavailable:
  • Flow
  • Win percentage
  • Attempts (level attempts)
Global FiltersAll metrics and filters are available.Global fitlers restricted.
Filters available:
  • Country
  • Platform
  • Connection Type
  • iOS ATT status
  • Cohort filtering

PipelineIQ Data Retention Practices​

Data Warehouse: Checkpoints Data SetsHas up to 1 year of data, and will only start to populate once you purchase PipelineIQ.
Data Warehouse: Event TablesHas up to 30 days of data, and will only start to populate once you purchase PipelineIQ.
Metrics APISubject to the same retention policies as AnalyticsIQ
Data ExportNot applicable
Once set up, your data is exported at least every 15 minutes, so long as data was sent to GameAnalytics for that game in the time interval.

Best Practices and Tips​

  • Consider enabling PipelineIQ if you need to store historical data
  • Schedule regular exports of key data to avoid losing details over time