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Understanding devices tables

When a push integration is set up in a license, two Devices tables are automatically created:

  • One for known devices, linked to the existing profile table.
  • One for anonymous devices, linked to a newly created anonymous profile table.

The tables follow this naming convention:

  • Known devices: Devices - <Application name>
  • Anonymous devices: Devices - <Application name> - Anonymous

Devices are stored in the appropriate table depending on whether they are identified or anonymous:

  • Identified devices: these are associated with a known profile in the profile table. This happens when a visitor logs in or registers on your website or app, making them recognizable in your database.
  • Anonymous devices: these belong to users who are not identified — for example, if they are not logged in on your app or website, or are unknown in your database.

Viewing device information​

List of device attributes

For each device, you have access to the following information:

  • Device id (deviceId)
  • State of the subscription (is subscribed)
  • Type of platform (Web, Android, iOS)
  • Language attached to the device
  • Moment when the device is registered
  • Origin: the URL where the web push devices are registered
  • Transport: the service used to deliver the push notification
  • OS version of the device
  • OS string of the device
  • Name of the browser
  • Version of the browser
  • Version of the app
  • Device string
  • Last moment the device was active: the ISO date of the last interaction
  • Region collected from the device or browser

In addition, when a device is transferred from the anonymous profile table to the identified one, 4 specific fields are updated. They are identified by the 'Moved' prefix and display information related to the original profile.

  • Moved was subscribed: specifies whether the device was opted-in when it was transferred
  • Moved Moment: specifies when the device was transferred, namely when the profile became identified
  • Moved User Id: specifies the user id of the profile to which the device was previously associated
  • Moved Profile Table: specifies the profile table in which the above user id was present
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While the "Moved" attributes are especially used for transfer between the anonymous and the identified tables, they can also be useful when a device is transferred between 2 identified profiles.
Indeed, when a device is shared between different users (a computer owned by a couple, for instance), the device will be tied to the last profile who logged in the website (or app).