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Troubleshoot incompatible fields in GA4

Identify and remove incompatible Google Analytics 4 (GA4) dimensions and metrics from a Funnel data source.

Problem summary

Your Google Analytics 4 (GA4) data source cannot import data when its dimensions and metrics are incompatible.

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Error message or symptoms

  • The Edit configuration dialog warns that one or more fields are incompatible.

  • A data request fails after Google changes field compatibility.

  • The dialog does not identify which custom fields are incompatible.

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When does this occur

  • The data source combines fields that the Analytics Data API does not support in one request.

  • Google introduces a new incompatibility between fields that previously worked together.

  • The request includes custom dimensions or metrics.

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Root cause

The Analytics Data API defines which dimensions and metrics can be requested together. Google can change these compatibility rules. Funnel cannot download a combination that the API rejects.

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Solution

  1. Open the data source and select Edit configuration.

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  2. Remove each field that shows an incompatibility warning.

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  4. Use the Query Explorer error message to identify which fields to remove.

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  5. Remove those fields from the Funnel data source and import the data again.

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