[GA4] Customize report navigation

If you are an administrator or editor of the Google Analytics property, you can customize the collections of reports in the left navigation (called report collections) and the groupings of reports (called topics).

Create a collection

You must be an administrator or editor to create a report collection. Each property can have up to 7 collections.

1. In the left navigation, click Library (at the bottom of the left navigation). You must be an administrator or editor to view this option.
2. Click Create new collection [].
3. Click Blank to start with an empty collection that has no topics and reports. (Or, click one of the predefined collection templates.)
4. Enter a name in the Collection name field, e.g. "My Example Collection."
5. Click + Create new topic and enter a topic name, e.g. "My Example Topic #1."
   A collection can have up to 5 topics.
6. Click Apply.
7. Drag a Detail report from the card on the right, and drop it under your new topic.
8. Drag an Overview report from the card on the right, and drop it under your new topic.
   Since the overview report functions as the topic dashboard. A topic can have only a single overview report.
9. Create additional topics as desired, each with its own set of reports. You can change the order of topics and reports by dragging them to your desired location.
   Each topic can have up to 10 reports.
10. Click Save.

Publish a collection

After you save a report collection, you must publish the collection to make it available to everyone in the left navigation of the Google Analytics property.

You must be an administrator or editor to publish a report collection.

If you are an administrator of Google Analytics 360 property, you can also manage access to report collections. Learn how to Assign users to report collections for Google Analytics 360.

1. In the left navigation, click Library (at the bottom of the left navigation). If you don't see Library, you don't have Edit permission.
2. Locate your collection card, e.g. "My new collection."
3. Click More [].
4. Click Publish.

Collections are displayed in the left navigation in alphabetical order, based on the collection name.You cannot change the order in which collections are displayed.

Add a report to a report collection

If you don't see a report in the left navigation, check that the report already exists in the report library or create the report. Then, you can add the report to a report collection so the report appears in the left navigation.

1. In the left navigation, click Library (at the bottom of the left navigation). You must be an administrator or editor to view this option.
2. In the 'Reports' section, locate the report you want to add to the left navigation, or create the report.
3. In the 'Collections' section, locate the report collection where you want to add the report. Make sure the report collection is published so the report appears in the left navigation.
4. At the bottom of the report collection, click Edit collection.
5. Drag the detail or overview report from the card on the right, and drop it under a topic on the left.
6. Click Save.

Create a collection from a template

Analytics includes several collection templates to get you up and running quickly. Start with a template, then customize it to suit your needs.

Collection templates

• App developer: Ideal for Android and iOS app developers; focuses on the in-app user experience.
• Business objectives: Provides a tailored set of reports based on information you provide about your business.
• Games reporting: Ideal for game developers and marketers; displays dimensions and metrics relevant to app-based games.
• Life cycle: Helps you understand your customer's full experience from acquisition to retention.
• Search Console: Helps you understand what your customers are searching for when you connect to Google Search Console.
• User: Helps you understand your customer's demographics and the technology they use.

You must be an administrator or editor to create a report collection.

1. In the left navigation, click Library (at the bottom of the left navigation). You must be an administrator or editor to view this option.
2. Click Create new collection [].
3. Select a template under Start from a template. (e.g. Life cycle > Acquisition)

If you only see the Reports list in your Library, you only have View permission for the property. Request the Editor role from a property admin.

The template you select will be opened and automatically populated with relevant topics and reports. For example, the custom collection below includes the Acquisition, Engagement, and Monetization overviews, and User and Traffic acquisition reports (among others).

Customize the collection by dragging reports from the right card to your custom collection card on the left.

• Click [] next to a report name to delete it from the collection.
• Click [] next to a report name and drag it to reorder.

When finished, enter a descriptive collection name and click Save.

Linked collections

Linked objects (e.g. linked collections) receive updates from Google. For example, when Google adds a report to the Life cycle collection, the report is automatically added to all linked Life cycle collections.

Collections that you create from templates (e.g. Life cycle, User) are linked by default and automatically receive updates.

Examples of Google changes that will automatically update linked collections:

• added or removed reports
• changes to topic names

Reports and topics that you (or another admin on the property) have added or removed will not be impacted.

Unlinking

If you don't want a collection to receive updates, you can unlink it.

Objects (e.g. collections) that you create from scratch are unlinked by default.

To unlink a collection, click Unlink [] next to the name of the collection template. Unlinked objects cannot be linked in the future.