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This guide provides step-by-step instruction on how to enable Tealium Consent Manager for Android, which can help you comply with legal obligations, such as GDPR. Once implemented, your user will be able to easily consent to or decline tracking, and Tealium SDK will store and respect thier choice from that point on. In this article: Table of Contents Placeholder Overview How It Works The Consent Manager is disabled by default. Once it is enabled, before any consent preferences have been set, the consent manager's user consent status will be in an "unknown" state and will queue all events until consent is granted or revoked by the user. Once the consent status is "consented" or "notConsented", the following will happen: If the user consents to tracking: All previously-queued calls will be sent The user's consent status will be stored permanently and will be checked each time a new tracking call is made if the user has set customized preferences and consented only to specific categories, these categories will be respected when tags or connectors are fired in Tealium iQ and EventStream respectively If Consent Logging is enabled, a single track call will be sent to Universal Data Hub (UDH) to keep track of the user's consent preferences for auditing puposes only If the user declines to tracking: All previously-queued tracking calls will be purged from the queue All future calls will not be sent No events will be sent to the UDH. Declined consent state cannot be tracked in the UDH Supported Platforms Android Mobile, Android TV, Android Wear Recommended Usage Usage of this module is recommended. It is automatically included in Tealium Android Library. Included Variables The following variables will be transmitted with each tracking call while the Consent Manager is enabled: Variable Name Description Example Value policy The policy under which consent was collected gdpr consent_status The user's current consent status consented consent_categories The user's current categories they are consented to [ANALYTICS, CDP] Public API ConsentManager //TealiumHelper.java import com.tealium.library.ConsentManager; public static final String TEALIUM_MAIN = "main"; public static void initialize(Application application) { final Tealium.Config config = Tealium.Config.create(application, "<your_account>", "<your_profile>", "<environment>"); config.enableConsentManager(TEALIUM_MAIN); //enable with tealium instance name final Tealium tealiumInstance = Tealium.createInstance(TEALIUM_MAIN, config); } setUserConsentStatus tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatus(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED); Sets the user's consent status. Designed to be called from your consent management preferences screen in your app when the user opts in or opts out of tracking. If the user's status is set to  CONSENTED  using this method, the consent manager automatically subscribes the user to ALL available consent categories. This does not allow a subset of the available categories to be set selectively. Parameter Description Example Value status A value from ConsentManager.ConsentStatus constants   CONSENTED  /  NOT_CONSENTED   setUserConsentCategories tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentCategories(new String[]{ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS, ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.BIG_DATA}); Sets the user's consent categories. Designed to be called from your consent management preferences screen in your app. This method automatically sets the user's consent status to  CONSENTED   if any number of categories are set. Parameter Description Example Value categories An array of category values from ConsentManager.ConsentCategory constants [ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS, ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.BIG_DATA] setUserConsentStatusWithCategories tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatusWithCategories(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED, new String[] {ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS}); Sets the consent status and categories in a single call. Parameter Description Example Value status A value from ConsentManager.ConsentStatus constants CONSENTED  /  NOT_CONSENTED   categories An array of category values from ConsentManager.ConsentCategory constants [ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS, ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.BIG_DATA] getUserConsentStatus final String userStatus = tealiumInstance.getUserConsentStatus(); Returns the current consent status of the user. getUserConsentCategories final String[] userCategories = tealiumInstance.getUserConsentCategories(); Returns the current consent categories of the user. getUserConsentPreferences final UserConsentPreferences userPreferences = tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().getUserConsentPreferences(); Returns the UserConsentPreferences object. resetUserConsentPreferences tealiumInstance.resetUserConsentPreferences(); Clears all currently stored consent preferences. Reverts to  UNKNOWN  consent state with no categories. setPolicy tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setPolicy("custompolicy"); Overrides the default policy parameter. Default is gdpr . getPolicy final String currentPolicy = tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().getPolicy(); Returns the current policy. Tealium.Config Methods enableConsentManager public final String TEALIUM_INSTANCE = "main"; final Tealium.Config config = Tealium.Config.create(...); config.enableConsentManager(TEALIUM_INSTANCE); Enable consent manager. This method is to be used before Tealium initialization. Parameter Description Example Value instance Tealium instance name "main" isConsentManagerEnabled config.isConsentMangerEnabled() Checks if consent manager is enabled. Tealium Methods getConsentManager final Tealium tealiumInstance = Tealium.createInstance(TEALIUM_MAIN, config); ConsentManager consentManager = tealiumInstance.getConsentManager(); Returns the instance of consent manager if enabled. disableConsentManager final Tealium tealiumInstance = Tealium.createInstance(TEALIUM_MAIN, config); tealiumInstance.disableConsentManager(); Disables consent manager. This method is to be used to disable consent manager after Tealium is fully initialized. Constants ConsentManager.ConsentCategories AFFILIATES ANALYTICS BIG_DATA CDP COOKIEMATCH CRM DISPLAY_ADS EMAIL ENGAGEMENT MOBILE MONITORING PERSONALIZATION SEARCH SOCIAL MISC These static constants are the complete list of supported consent categories. ConsentManager.ConsentStatus CONSENTED NOT_CONSENTED UNKNOWN These static constants are the complete list of supported consent statuses. UNKNOWN The UNKNOWN  status is the default setting for the consent manager. In this state, the consent manager will queue events locally until an affirmative CONSENTED/NOT_CONSENTED status is provided. tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatus(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.UNKNOWN); CONSENTED The CONSENTED status is set when the user has consented to tracking. In this status, the consent manager will dequeue any previously-queued track calls and allow all subsequent tracking calls to continue as normal. tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatus(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED); NOT_CONSENTED The NOT_CONSENTED status is set when the user has declined tracking. In this state, the consent manager will purge any previously-queued track calls and will drop all subsequent tracking calls from being further processed by the SDK. tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatus(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.NOT_CONSENTED); Code Example Use Case 1: Simple Opt-in tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatus(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED); This example shows you how to give your users a simple "Opt-in/Opt-out" option. If the user consents, they will be automatically opted-in to all tracking categories. If they revoke their consent, no categories will be active, and no tracking calls will be sent. Define and call the following method in your Tealium Helper class when your app user consents to or declines tracking. If the user consents to tracking, the Consent Manager will automatically opt them in to all tracking categories.  Use Case 2: Group Opt-in tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatusWithCategories(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED, new String[] {ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS}); This example shows a category-based consent model, where tracking categories are grouped into a smaller number of higher-level categories, defined by you. For examples, you may choose to group the Tealium consent categories "big_data", "analytics", and "monitoring" under a single category called "performance". This may be easier for the user than selecting from the full list of categories. You may choose to represent this in a slider interface, ranging from least-permissive to most permissive (all categories). Use Case 3: Category-based Opt-in tealiumInstance.getConsentManager().setUserConsentStatusWithCategories(ConsentManager.ConsentStatus.CONSENTED, new String[] {ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.ANALYTICS, ConsentManager.ConsentCategory.PERSONALIZATION}); This example shows a category-based consent model where the user must explicitly select each category from the full list of categories. The default is  UNKNOWN , which will queue hits until the user provides their consent. If the user consents to any categories, events are de-queued, and the consent category data is appended to each tracking call. ... View more

The Tealium Crash Reporter module for the Tealium Android library provides application crash tracking capability for implementations using the Tealium Android Framework. This article covers the following topics: Table of Contents Placeholder Prerequisites Tealium Android Framework, Version 5.x Installing The Crash Reporter module can be added manually or can be added using the Tealium Maven repository. The following sections detail the steps required for each method. Manual Install Use the following steps to manually install the Crash Reporter module: Go to Tealium Android Crash Reporter Module. Download the required files to add the module to your application. From the downloaded files, copy the tealium.crashreporter-5.x.x.aar file to the following directory: <PROJECT_ROOT>/<MODULE>/libs Add the Tealium library dependency to your build.gradle file, as follows: dependencies { compile(name:'tealium.crashreporter-5.5.4', ext:'aar') } The installation is complete. Maven Install Use the following steps to install the Crash Reporter module using the Maven repository: Ensure that the Tealium Maven repository is added in the build.gradle file for your project, as shown in the following example: // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules. buildscript { repositories { jcenter() } dependencies { classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3' } } allprojects { repositories { jcenter() // Tealium Maven repo directive maven { url "http://maven.tealiumiq.com/android/releases/" } } } Add the Tealium Crash Reporter module to your application level build.gradle file, as follows: The current version is 1.0.1 dependencies { // only add if not already present compile 'com.tealium:library:5.5.4' // add crash reporter to list of dependencies compile 'com.tealium:crashreporter:1.0.1' } The installation is complete. Initializing The following steps describe how to initialize data tracking from the crash reporter module. Use the code example below to initialize the crash reporter: Tealium.Config config = Tealium.Config.create(application, "YOUR_ACCOUNT", "YOUR_PROFILE", "ENVIRONMENT"); //Enable Crash Reporter CrashReporter.initialize(BuildConfig.TEALIUM_MAIN, config, true); //Standard Tealium instance Tealium.createInstance("INSTANCE_NAME", config); Crash tracking is now enabled. Tracking Once initialized, the Crash Reporter module automatically captures crash data. If a thread abruptly terminates,  .uncaughtExceptionHandler() is invoked and a tracking call is triggered with the corresponding crash data. Crash events are tracked as  tealium_event="crash" . Crash Reporter is a singleton instance call. Chaining handlers is not currently supported. Data Layer Variables The Crash Reporter module sends the following crash attributes in the event: Variable Description Type Example crash_cause The exception type String "java.lang.RuntimeException" crash_count An incremented counter for each crash since install Number 1 crash_name The exception message String "Connection refused by server." crash_threads Array of JSON strings  containing data of the crashed thread, including the thread ID and stack trace String Array ['{ "crashed": "true", "state": "RUNNABLE", "threadNumber": "1", "threadId": "main", "priority": "5", "stack": [{ "fileName": "MainActivity.java", "className": "com.tealium.libraryproject.MainActivity$1", "methodName": "onClick", "lineNumber": "38" }] }'] crash_uuid 16-character unique Identifier for each crash event String "3c91d707-949e-445f-8ad1-4d6e200bfd6f" Integrations New Relic Mobile Crash Tracking Connector ... View more