Heatmaps and Overlays RUM Data not available?

🌡 Heatmaps & Overlays Data Is Not Available

warning Problem

Session Replay is available, but Heatmaps or Overlays do not contain the expected user-interaction data.

Missing data can include:

Interaction

1

Clicks

2

Mouse movements

3

Scroll activity

4

Heatmaps based on these interactions

⚙️ Check the UX Monitoring Profile

Heatmap and Overlay data collection must be enabled for the applicable UX Monitoring Profile.

  1. Go to:

    Germain Workspace > Settings > Analytics > UX Monitoring Profiles

  2. Select the profile used by the monitored application.

  3. Verify that the following options are enabled:

  4. Save the profile if you make any changes.

Option

Click Maps

Scroll Maps

Mouse Maps

✅ Validate

After enabling the required settings:

  1. Start a new monitored session.

  2. Navigate through the application.

  3. Click several elements.

  4. Scroll through one or more pages.

  5. Move the mouse across the monitored application.

  6. Confirm that the session reaches GermainUX.

  7. Open the Session Replay.

  8. Enable the applicable Overlay.

  9. Verify that interaction data is now available.

Use a new session for validation so that you are testing data collected after the configuration change.

🔍 If Data Is Still Not Available

If Session Replay works but Heatmaps or Overlays are still empty:

Check

Confirm that you updated the correct UX Monitoring Profile.

Confirm that the test session uses that profile.

Verify that User Monitoring is capturing the expected user interactions.

Confirm that the selected Overlay has data for the application, page, session population, and time range being analyzed.

Review the broader User Monitoring & Session Replay Troubleshooting documentation.

User Monitoring & Session Replay Troubleshooting

Session Replay Player

Configure Session Replay Player

Configure User Monitoring & Session Replay

User Monitoring Data Is Not Available

ℹ️ Get Help

The Germain Team can help you set this up. Contact GermainUX Support.

Component: RUM JS, RUM Ext, RUM Windows

Feature Availability: 2017.1 or later