At Visiolink we have specified 12 events that is key data for your epaper application. Together with the events we have defined parameters and user properties that provide additional information to the events. Below you will get an overview of all 12 events and which parameters that follows and the 5 user properties we have defined.
User Properties:
User properties are events that hardly ever change value and stay the same across a session and events. The above listed properties can be sent together with all custom events.
User property code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_client |
Operating system – Platform |
iOS |
vl_value_version |
App version |
1.2.0_3.22.0 |
vl_value_app_id |
Bundle id/package id |
dk.visiolink-ereader |
vl_value_user_id |
Id from sso or auto generated id |
632259 |
vl_value_push_token |
Unique id from each app download |
458964-265445-786421 |
12 events:
- Download - vl_event_download
Trigger the first time a user opens a specific publication. The download even can only be triggered once per publication for a user, unless the user deletes the publication and download it again.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_download_authentication_type
|
Login type |
Subscription |
vl_value_publication_title |
Title |
Visiolink Abendblatt – 23.01.2023 |
Vl_value_publication_date |
Date |
23.01.2023 |
- Publication (Opening) - vl_event_publication
Trigger every time a publication is opened. Therefore, the opening event register every opening of a specific publication.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_publication_title |
Title |
Hamburger Abendblatt |
vl_value_publication_source |
Publication opened from? |
Archive |
- Page Views - vl_event_page
Trigger every time a page is shown and/or closed. If a user sees two pages in one view both pages will be triggered and sent.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_publication_title |
Title |
Hamburger Abendblatt – 23.01.2023 |
vl_value_page_number |
Page number |
24 |
vl_value_section_number |
Section number |
2 |
Vl_value_section_name |
Section name (xml) |
Supplement |
vl_value_orientation |
Orientation of screen |
Portrait |
vl_value_duration |
Time spent on a page |
33 (sec) |
*Duration only sends a value if a user spends more than 2 secs on the page. If a user zooms or click on an article then the timer will stop.
- Article - vl_event_article_end
Article event is triggered when a user clicks, pans, pinch, swipe or otherwise navigates on an article.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_publication_title |
Title |
Hamburger Abendblatt – 23.01.2023 |
vl_value_article_page_number |
Page number |
6 |
vl_value_article_title |
Article Title |
Visiolink take over |
vl_value_article_category |
Category |
Local |
vl_value_article_external_id
|
Article id |
63251 |
vl_value_article_source |
Article opened from? |
Frontpage |
vl_value_article_method |
How is article read |
Pan |
Vl_value_section_number |
Section number |
2 |
vl_value_duration |
Time spent on article (sec) |
341 |
vl_value_orientation |
Orientation of screen |
Landscape |
- Audio articles – vl_event_audio_end
The Audio event is triggered when a user plays an audio article.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_publication_title |
Title |
Visiolink Abendblatt – 23.01.2023 |
vl_value_article_page_number |
Page number |
6 |
vl_value_article_title |
Article Title |
Visiolink take over |
vl_value_article_category |
Category |
Local |
vl_value_article_external_id
|
Article id |
63251 |
vl_value_audio_source |
Audio article played from? |
Article View |
vl_value_audio_length |
Length of audio article (only for GC tts) |
351 (sec) |
vl_value_duration |
Time spent on article |
158 (sec) |
vl_value_audio_article_type |
Type of audio Article |
GC TTS (google cloud) |
vl_value_article_character_count |
Article characters |
6985 |
- Podcast – vl_event_podcast_end
The Podcast event is triggered when a user plays a podcast.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_podcast_title |
Podcast title |
News from Visiolink |
vl_value_podcast_channel |
Podcast channel |
Visiolink Podcast |
vl_value_podcast_length |
Podcast length |
978 (sec) |
vl_value_podcast_author |
Podcast Author |
Visiolink |
vl_value_podcast_source |
Where is the podcast played from? |
Podcast |
vl_value_duration |
Time spent on podcast |
566 (sec) |
- Search – vl_event_search
The search event is triggered when a user searched for content and gets a result
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_search_query |
Search word |
Visiolink |
vl_ value_search_scope |
Search place |
Archive, Local or Current |
- Interstitial Impression – vl_event_interstitial_impression
The interstitial event is triggered every time a user swipes to an interstitial. Every time it is viewed it sends an impression.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_interstital_id |
Interstitial name from the hub |
Sign up here |
- Interstitial Click – vl_event_interstitial_click
The interstitial event is triggered every time a user clicks on an interstitial. Every time it is clicked it sends an interstitial click.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_interstital_id |
Interstitial name from the hub |
Sign up here |
- Hotspot Impression – vl_event_hotspot_impression
The Hotspot event is triggered when a user swipes/views a page that has a hotspot. If a page has multiple hotspots an impression is send for each hotspot.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_hotspot_id |
Clickable ad url |
www.visiolink.com |
Vl_value_page_number |
Page number |
4 |
- Hotspot click – vl_event_hotspot_click
The Hotspot click event is triggered when a user clicks on a hotspot.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_publication_customer |
Publication prefix |
Hahamburg |
vl_value_publication_folder_id |
Publication folder id |
20235 |
vl_value_publication_id |
Publication ID |
43 |
vl_value_hotspot_id |
Clickable ad url |
www.visiolink.com |
Vl_value_page_number |
Page number |
4 |
- Module Interaction – vl_event_module_interaction
The module event is triggered every time a user clicks on content on the frontpage.
Parameter code: |
Description |
Example |
vl_value_module_name |
Name of the module from the app |
Podcast |
Orientation |
Orientation of screen |
Landscape or Portrait |
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