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title: Build a Path analysis
slug: analytics/docs/build-a-path-analysis
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:45:28.386Z
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To create a Path analysis that shows user journeys starting from the website's home page, complete the following:

1. Click **+ >** **Paths**.
2. Name your path analysis, add a description (optional), and choose the folder you want to place it in.
3. Choose the **Users** dataset from the drop-down list in the **measure** field.

   ![opti-path-2.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/mUhyu056ZcVNa1hRLBwyB-20260720-144906.png)
4. Configure the **Paths** module.
   1. Choose whether you want to track users' paths **Starting from**, **Ending at** or **Centered on** a point.

      ![opti-path-3.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/ETCYAVDxzwkJy2T5_USOE-20260720-144906.png)

      2. Choose the **events** you want to perform path analysis for. Choose **Home Page** under **Product Events** as the focal event. If you want to use a **Timestamp** instead of an **Event**, you can click **Timestamp** in this section.

         ![opti-path-4.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/mHYY7iCuPnwC9ohgHdvaP-20260720-144906.png)
      3. Choose **Event Occurence**. There are three options that you can choose from (**for the first time in the time range**, **for the first time ever**, or **for the last time**). Set it to **for the first time in the time range**.

         ![opti-path-5.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/e9a6QZduEP-2641kGIKR9-20260720-144906.png)
      4. Select **All Product Events** in the **Show paths including** field. Each of these fields let you to configure filters separately.

         ![opti-path-6.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/6fCQsyKXt_ywRwy4bSvar-20260720-144906.png)

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**Note**

When you choose events for a path analysis, it is ideal to set the **From** event to a specific event rather than an entire event stream so that it is visible in the path analysis making it easier to trace what happened before and after the event.
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5. Choose the **label.** For this example, select **event\_type**.

   ![opti-path-7.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/mPn6nHrPcOTJbUDGDLYfV-20260720-144906.png)
6. Set the **Bounds** to **0** **steps before and 5 steps after within** **1 day**.

   ![opti-path-8.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/vVGU_Zih027RJU0aFPaoW-20260720-144906.png)
7. Set the number of unique values you want to see in the analysis.

   ![opti-path-9.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/bPIUtvr3rMpPWOW1glHsE-20260720-144906.png)
8. Set the time grain to **30 days** and click **Run**.
9. Click **Save**.

![opti-path-10.png](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/hpaiJfSJmpZFdYoIRyz69-20260720-144906.png)

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**Note**

You can set multiple filters inside a path analysis. Whenever you create filters, you can reference parameters inside them to fine-tune your exploration. See [Parameters overview](docId\:DLSVbqdYLnOz4ZNbti4vX) for more information.
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