How to define counter value in data layer

[ani2012]

How to define counter value in data layer

metrics1: 1

or 

metrics1: "1"

or any other number value.

[stuart_roskelle]

It's usually better to default everything to a string value (e.g. "1") since most of our templates expect strings. Javascript is also loose enough where you can increment and convert back to a string in one swoop:

b['metrics1'] = (++b['metrics1']) + ""; //increment by 1