[UA→GA4] Universal Analytics view-related features in Google Analytics 4 properties [Legacy]

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The following table gives you side-by-side lists of configurations and features associated with reporting views in Universal Analytics and the same or similar configurations and features in Google Analytics 4 properties.

In some cases, the settings have moved from view settings in Universal Analytics to property settings in Google Analytics 4 properties. In other cases, similar, improved features have been introduced or there is no current analogous feature in Google Analytics 4 properties.

Links are provided to the documentation for each version of Analytics or to the location in the Analytics interface where you can find the same settings.

Universal Analytics view-related features	Same/similar features in Google Analytics 4
Website URL: View settings	Website URL: Web data-stream settings
Timezone: View settings	Timezone: Property settings
Default page: View settings	No option
Exclude URL Query Parameters: View settings	No option
Currency: View settings	Currency: Property settings
Bot filtering: View settings	Bot filtering: Bot-traffic exclusion
Modeling settings > Enable Data-Driven Models (360 only)	Attribution modeling
Site search settings	Send a search event each time a user searches on the site.
User management for views Add, edit, delete users and user groups User permissions	Since Google Analytics 4 properties do not include views, user access and permissions are handled at the account and property levels. Add, edit, delete users and user groups User permissions
Goals	Mark events as key events key events are defined for the property, whereas in Universal Analytics, goals are defined at the view level.
Content grouping	No option in user interface Use measurement code
Filters	Data filters Create include/exclude filters for internal and developer traffic Event modifications and custom events Modify event names and parameters Identify unwanted referrals Include only the referrals you want Create subproperties (360 only) Create fully functional properties that are subsets of the data in your 360 properties
Default Channel Grouping	Default Channel Grouping
Manage brand terms	No option
Ecommerce setup	No need to enable ecommerce reporting in the UI. Monetization reports are provided by default as part of the Life cycle collection in the left navigation. Implement ecommerce events via the measurement code
Calculated metrics	No option
Segments	Comparisons in reports Segments in Explore
Annotations	No option
Custom Channel Groupings	Custom Channel Groups
Custom alerts	Custom Insights
Scheduled email	No option An alternative approach is to send scheduled emails of Looker Studio reports.
Share assets	No option