Urchin Q and A: Applying Filters

Question:

Does urchin identify user session before or after applying filters?

Answer:

Urchin identifies user sessions prior to applying any filters. This is important to note if you are trying to remove a session ID variable from the URI. You can safely create a profile filter to remove the variable and Urchin will still identify the user sessions correctly.This only applies when using the Session ID tracking method.