Configuring the timeframe

Tracking information is collected for a specific time period: monthly, weekly, daily or hourly. You configure the timeframe in the Profiling & Personalization configuration file cd_wai_conf.xml.

About this task

If the system starts on a date other than the first of the month, and the specified time frame is monthly, a new time frame is started for that specific month. The start date, for example the 12th of the month, is included:

After a time frame has expired, the active tracking record is archived and a new record is created to store information for the new time frame. If you change the time frame configuration, you must restart the server. The system checks for new time frames after every reboot. If the time frame configuration is different from the last stored record, the system backs up the previous tracking record and begins a new record.

Procedure

  1. Open the Profiling & Personalization configuration file cd_wai_conf.xml in a plain-text or XML editor.
  2. In the Timeframe element, specify the Type:
    <Timeframe Type="hourly" Multiplier="1" Autofill="true"/>
    Type
    TimeframeStartEnd
    MonthlyFirst day of the monthLast day of the month
    WeeklyMondaySunday
    Daily0:00 hours23:59 hours
    HourlyFirst minute of the hour60th minute of the hour
    Multiplier
    You can also use a multiplier in combination with the time frame, for example to track every two or four hours. The multiplier is a number between 1 and the maximum amount of logical multipliers of that time frame. For example, if the time frame is hourly the multiplier is a number between 1 and 24. Decimal multipliers are not allowed.
  3. Save and close cd_wai_conf.xml.