Creating session termination rules

Termination rules define the conditions under which the system considers a session ended. If the user continues generating traffic after the Real User Analyzer has stopped tracking the session, a new session record starts.

To create a session termination rule

1. In a Real User Analyzer, point to Administration > Data flow settings and click Session detection.

2. In the view selector, click Termination rules.
3. On the Action menu, click New rule.
4. Enter a name and a description for the rule.
5. In the Filter field, define the subset of traffic with a filter expression.
6. In the Termination conditionssection, define the conditions under which the system considers a session as ended:
   • if inactive for — The duration of inactivity by the user
   • or after maximum of ... of lifespan — The maximum session lifetime, after which the system considers the session ended
   • or after collecting maximum of ... objects — The maximum number of objects that can be loaded during the session, after which the system considers the session ended
   • or when a specific event occurs ... followed by ... seconds of inactivity —
     The definition of an event that marks the session end (for example, (url.stem_string endswith "logout.jsp" ignorecase)) and the duration of a period of inactivity after which the system considers the session ended
7. Click Save.
   The session termination rule is created
8. In the termination rules list, locate the new rule and click ON.
   The rule is activated.

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Creating sessionization rules