Send custom metric to google analytics

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I've created a custom metric called loadtime: custom metric

Here is how I'm creating the session:

ga('create', analyticsCode,{ 'cookieDomain': 'test'});

I'm sending it to analytics like this:

var timeDiff = Math.round((Date.now() - initialTime) / 1000); ga('set', { 'loadtime': timeDfff }); ga('send', 'pageview');

I'm getting the pageview information, but when I try to create a report to check my custom metric, I see no information. I've been trying to send this information for the past 3 days, so the analytics delay can't be the problem.

What am I doing wrong here? It is a Single Page Application, so that's why I'm sending my own page load time.

Thanks

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1 Answers

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You shouldn't have the name of the metric in your code, only the number. Change your code to 

var timeDiff = Math.round((Date.now() - initialTime) / 1000);
ga('set', { 'metric1': timeDfff });
ga('send', 'pageview');

It's confusing as Google's old documentation is still widely available.