How can I set up Ecommerce Tracking in Google Analytics and see the revenue of my Shore bookings?

Prerequisites

In order to set up Google Analytics tracking, you need:

• a Facebook Business Manager account 
• a Google Tag Manager account

Steps in Google Tag Manager

Before you get started, you have to follow the tutorial How can I view my bookings in Google Analytics and see which campaign performs best? and create your first Goal to capture a successful booking.

1. Create a Custom Variable for the Transaction ID

Google Analytics Ecommerce Tracking requires you to have a transaction ID. Since Shore's Data Layer does not provide any ID for a successful booking, we are going to add a Random Number. Please note that this ID is not saved in your Shore backoffice. It is only visible in Google Analytics.

2. Create a Custom Event trigger for the Data Layer push

We have to create a trigger to push the revenue data into the Data Layer. The push will happen after the total amount of all booked services has been calculated (enter-details and success-booking steps)

3. Create a Custom Event trigger for the Google Analytics Transaction tag

The Google Analytics Transaction tag needs to fire on a successful booking.

4. Create a Custom HTML tag for the Data Layer push

Now we have to create a new Custom HTML tag that will update the variable with the correct amount. Since the  variable is in cents, it has to be divided by 100 before it is sent to Google Analytics.

Don’t forget to add the Custom Event trigger you created for the Data Layer push!

5. Create a Google Analytics Transaction tag

In the Tag Configuration, enter Universal Analytics as tag type and apply the following settings:

Don’t forget to add the Custom Event trigger you created for the transaction tag!

Steps in Google Analytics

1. Activate Ecommerce Tracking on the Admin page of your Google Analytics account

2. Check your Transactions and Revenue in the Ecommerce section