https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Real-User-Monitoring/What-s-the-Difference-between-Page-URL-vs-Source-URL/m-p/115121#M1397 <P>Whenever we correlate actions to belong together. I.e., when one action triggers another. Then we have a starting/triggering point (=source action) and an endpoint (=target action).</P><P>For example, when you click on a confirmation button on a checkout page then you often have a XHR action that triggered it (=source action), and usually either of the following:</P><UL><LI>multiple chained XHR requests that are triggered by the first web request (xhrURL vs. Top XHR URL), or</LI><LI>with the click you triggered a new Load action, where you, for example, are redirected to a confirmation page. Then you have a sourceURL, the URL where you finished the checkout process, and a pageURL, which is the URL where you ended up seeing the confirmation of your checkout process.</LI></UL><P>Such action chains/correlations can be best seen in the waterfall chart!</P><P>Hence, you can use the of "sourceURL" and "pageURL", or the XHR equivalent "XHRUrl" and "Top XHR URL" to properly name your actions in cases where such correlations happened.</P> Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:13:33 GMT zietho 2020-07-27T07:13:33Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Real-User-Monitoring/What-s-the-Difference-between-Page-URL-vs-Source-URL/m-p/115120#M1396 <P><IMG src="https://community.dynatrace.com/legacyfs/online/25881-whats-the-diffrerence.jpg" border="0" /></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>What is the difference between Page URL and Source URL?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Best Regards,</P> <P>Wai Keat</P> Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:05:44 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Real-User-Monitoring/What-s-the-Difference-between-Page-URL-vs-Source-URL/m-p/115120#M1396 waikeat_chan 2022-10-19T14:05:44Z https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Real-User-Monitoring/What-s-the-Difference-between-Page-URL-vs-Source-URL/m-p/115121#M1397 <P>Whenever we correlate actions to belong together. I.e., when one action triggers another. Then we have a starting/triggering point (=source action) and an endpoint (=target action).</P><P>For example, when you click on a confirmation button on a checkout page then you often have a XHR action that triggered it (=source action), and usually either of the following:</P><UL><LI>multiple chained XHR requests that are triggered by the first web request (xhrURL vs. Top XHR URL), or</LI><LI>with the click you triggered a new Load action, where you, for example, are redirected to a confirmation page. Then you have a sourceURL, the URL where you finished the checkout process, and a pageURL, which is the URL where you ended up seeing the confirmation of your checkout process.</LI></UL><P>Such action chains/correlations can be best seen in the waterfall chart!</P><P>Hence, you can use the of "sourceURL" and "pageURL", or the XHR equivalent "XHRUrl" and "Top XHR URL" to properly name your actions in cases where such correlations happened.</P> Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:13:33 GMT https://community.dynatrace.com/t5/Real-User-Monitoring/What-s-the-Difference-between-Page-URL-vs-Source-URL/m-p/115121#M1397 zietho 2020-07-27T07:13:33Z