Managing Data Point Usage: Common Problems and Solutions

Learn about 4 common problems that lead to data point overages.

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About this course

In this course, you'll learn about 4 common problems that lead to data point overages. You will identify these problems in the Braze dashboard and you'll learn about the solutions and best practices that will help you avoid them!

The goal

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Critically assess data point usage in the dashboard
  • Identify common data point usage problems and their solutions
  • Leverage external data sources to minimize data point consumption

Get ready!

Before taking this course, you should have a strong understanding of the different categories of data that Braze accepts, from standard attributes to custom events. Braze 101, Custom Events and Attributes, and the Data & Analytics section of our documentation will help you brush up on these topics.

Curriculum47 min

  • Getting Started
  • Introduction 2 min
  • Assessing data point usage in the dashboard 5 min
  • Common Problems
  • Sending data with every session 5 min
  • Logging super-high-frequency events 5 min
  • Duplicating data 10 min
  • Logging too many sessions 10 min
  • Tools for data efficiency
  • Blocklisting custom data 5 min
  • Using external data sources 5 min

About this course

In this course, you'll learn about 4 common problems that lead to data point overages. You will identify these problems in the Braze dashboard and you'll learn about the solutions and best practices that will help you avoid them!

The goal

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Critically assess data point usage in the dashboard
  • Identify common data point usage problems and their solutions
  • Leverage external data sources to minimize data point consumption

Get ready!

Before taking this course, you should have a strong understanding of the different categories of data that Braze accepts, from standard attributes to custom events. Braze 101, Custom Events and Attributes, and the Data & Analytics section of our documentation will help you brush up on these topics.

Curriculum47 min

  • Getting Started
  • Introduction 2 min
  • Assessing data point usage in the dashboard 5 min
  • Common Problems
  • Sending data with every session 5 min
  • Logging super-high-frequency events 5 min
  • Duplicating data 10 min
  • Logging too many sessions 10 min
  • Tools for data efficiency
  • Blocklisting custom data 5 min
  • Using external data sources 5 min