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ryta
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5 months ago
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GA4 vs Power BI: Fixing large session count differences when filtering by hostname and site_family

Hi all, Iā€™m trying to bring sessions and engaged sessions into Power BI using the Google Analytics 4 connector. I have filters in GA4 based on hostname and a custom dimension (e.g., site_family), an...
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    RicardoTraNa
    5 months ago

    Hey! This is a pretty common GA4 vs Power BI mismatch šŸ™‚

    Try this:

    • Count distinct sessions; 

    • Apply filters at session level; 

    • Use native metrics (sessions, engagedSessions) if possible

    Hope that help! 

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RicardoTraNa
Responsive Resident
5 months ago

Hey! This is a pretty common GA4 vs Power BI mismatch šŸ™‚

Try this:

  • Count distinct sessions; 

  • Apply filters at session level; 

  • Use native metrics (sessions, engagedSessions) if possible

Hope that help!