The duration of an app session is a valuable metric to visualize. With any app, you want
to know the amount of time that users are spending on a particular session.
About this task
You can create a custom chart to view this type of information. To view average session
duration in a custom chart, follow these steps.
Procedure
- Ensure that you are collecting app sessions as described in Initializing your app to capture app usage.
- In the MobileFirst Analytics Console,
click Create Chart in the Custom Charts page of the
Dashboard section.
- Give your chart a title.
- Select App Session for Event
Type.
- Select Bar Graph for Chart
Type.
- Click Next.
- Select Timeline for X-Axis.
- Select Average for Y-Axis.
- Select Duration for Property.
- Click Save.
Results
A bar graph is created that displays average app session duration over time. You can enhance
this chart by adding a threshold or chart filters. For more information, see
Custom charts.