How to Migrate from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4

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    Navigate to [https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=1#/report-home/a119353093w176627277p175399755](https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=1#/report-home/a119353093w176627277p175399755) your Unviseral Analytics account.
    From the Home Screen, Click "Admin"
    Under "Property", Click "GA4 Setup Assistant"
    Select "Get Started"
    Click the "Enable data collection using existing analytics.js and gtag.js tags." field.
    Click "Create property"
    Then Click "Go to your GA4 property"
    You are now in your new GA4 property. We will need to configure a few things before we are ready. In the "Data collecting" tab, click the arrow to pop out the menu.
    From the options, Click "Manage data streams"
    Now click on the existing data stream.
    Under the "Events" tab, make sure "Enhanced measurements" are checked on, then click the Cog icon.
    Check on all measurement types by clicking the toggle button next to each description...The first is "Scrolls".
    "Outbound clicks"
    "Site search"
    "Form interactions"
    "Video engagement"
    "File downloads"
    Once all toggles have been turned on, scroll back up and Click "Save".
    From here we have two options. 1. Install the GA4 property code directly onto your website using the "tag instructions". 2. Add the GA4 property through Google Tag Manager using the "Measurement ID". OPTION 1: Click "View tag instructions"
    OPTION 1: Click "Install manually"
    OPTION 1: Copy this code snippet and paste it into the global <head> section of your website. Seeking the assistance of your IT staff at this point is recommended.
    OPTION 2: If you have Google Tag Manager, head back to "Data streams" by clicking the 'x' icon.
    OPTION 2: Copy the "Measurement ID" Head to Google Tag Manager and follow this guide on setting up a GA4 Configuration Tag: [https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/9442095?hl=en](https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/9442095?hl=en)
    Now that you have added your GA4 property code to your website, we can continue the property setting configuration. Hit the 'x' icon to head back to the settings menu.
    Click "Setup Assistant"
    Be sure the mark the "Collect website and app data" task as complete. Click the arrow icon.
    Click "Mark as complete"
    Under "Property settings" in the "Turn on Google Signals" tab, click the arrow icon to bring up the menu options.
    Clicks "Manage Google Signals" and follow the activation steps.
    Once Google Signals has been turned on, come back to the Setup Assistant and mark that task as complete. Now moving on, open the menu options for the "Setup conversions" tab.
    If the option "Import from Universal Analytics" appears, click it. If it doesn't, we can mark it as complete and move on.
    Moving down to the "Define audience" tab, open the menu options by clicking the arrow icon.
    If you had audiences set up in Universal Analytics, select "Import from Universal Analytics" and follow the import steps. If you didn't have any audiences defined in UA, select "Mark as complete".
    Now we have configured our Property settings, we can link our Google Ads account. Under "Google Ads", click the arrow icon to open the menu. Then select "Manage Google Ads link" and follow the Google Ads linking steps.
    Once your Google Ads account is linked, come back to the Setup Assistant and mark "Bid on GA4 conversions" and "target ads on GA4 audiences" as complete.
    That is it! Your new Google Analytics 4 is now setup and configured to collect all your website data. Importantly, it is connected to your old Universal Analytics account so that historical data can be reported on.

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