I am testing Google Analytics Goals but I am not sure if I have it setup correctly. I setup a basic 3 step goal just as a test. I then went to my web site and performed those three steps. Should that immediately show up in Google Analytics under the Goal reports or does it take a few days? I need to know so I can know if I need to be troubleshooting or not.
Thanks in advance!
You can see goals appear instantly in the Real Time Conversions report.
One other thing to bear in mind when testing: make sure you aren't filtering out your IP address as you won't see any results from testing.
It can take 24 - 48 hours to show up in the standard reports (Conversions -> Goals -> ...)
Data processing latency
Processing latency is 24-48 hours. Standard accounts that send more
than 200,000 visits per day to Google Analytics will result in the
reports being refreshed only once a day. This can delay updates to
reports and metrics for up to two days. To restore intra-day
processing, reduce the number of visits you send to < 200,000 per day.
For Premium accounts, this limit is extended to 2 billion hits per
month.
Basic Goal Data can be found almost instantly in the Real-time -> Conversions report
Yes, it can take 24 - 48 hours to show up in the standard reports.But I could not wait to make sure if it is sending the right data so I used chrome extension. You can check the Analytics tracking code by using Chrome extension Google Analytics Debugger.