How to move a Google Analytics property from one account to another

Summary

Researchers using study websites for recruitment can take advantage of Google Analytics (GA) to get viewing statistics on their website. This includes things like how many views in each page, trends over time, how many clicks and scrolling down events, the user's city/state/country, type of device used (e.g. iPhone vs. Linux Desktop), etc. Typically the tracking identifiers, or property and stream, are created under the researcher's GA account. However, if the researchers use Michigan Creative to manage their website, or if they wish to combine data from multiple websites, that property needs to move from their account to the more general account. This article describes how to move a Google Analytics property between accounts, without loosing existing analytics data.

 

Steps

Setup Permissions

  1. The person moving the property must be administrator in both accounts, the one hosting the property and the one where it will go
  2. Login to http://analytics.google.com with your UMich level-1 account
  3. If needed, select the property from the menu on the top leftUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  4. Click the gear icon on the left side bar (at the bottom) and go to Admin -> Property -> Property Access ManagementUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  5. Enter the email account of the user who will move the property. Be sure to select th "Administrator" box before saving
  6. Repeat the previous step to add the user to your account as admin, by going to Admin -> Account -> Account Access Management
    1. Note: After the property is moved, you can remove the user's admin access from your account

 

 

Move the Property

  1. Login to http://analytics.google.com with your UMich level-1 account
  2. If needed, select the property from the menu on the top leftUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  3. Click the gear icon on the left side bar (at the bottom) and go to Admin -> Property -> Property DetailsUploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  4. Click the Move Property button on the top right
    Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  5. Select the destination account (for Medical School websites, it is usually "Med" when managed by Michigan Creative or HITS)Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)
     
  6. Check confirm changes
  7. Click Start move
  8. The property will begin moving. It may take up to 24 hours. GA will notify you by email when it's done.

 

 

Notes

  • None.

 

Resources

 

About the Author

Gabriel Mongefranco is a Mobile Data Architect at the University of Michigan's Eisenberg Family Depression Center. Gabriel has over a decade of experience with automation, data analytics, database architecture, dashboard design, software development, and technical writing. He supports U-M researchers with data cleaning, data pipelines, automation and enterprise architecture for wearables and other mobile technologies.

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