Web Usage Reports
You use the Reports module to run reports to analyze site usage, referring URLs, and requests for data.
Activity by Browser
Directories
Entry Path Analysis
Top Referring Domains by Requests
Top Requested Pages
Usage Summary by Day of Week
Usage Summary by Hour of Day
Usage Summary by Week of Year
Usage Trends
Activity by Browser (Dynamic)
Use the Activity by Browser report to review activity by types of browsers used to access your Web site.
You use information from this report to examine browser technology trends, which should be a consideration for Web development.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Visits | The number of closed visits in which the user used a particular browser during the report period. A visit is an arbitrary value, based on the time a user spends on a Web site. The default value of one visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Agent Browser Category | The type of Web browser software the user used to view the Web site. |
| Agent Version | The version of the Web browser software the user used to view the Web site. |
| Operating System | The operating system the user used while visiting the site. |
| User Agent | User-agent string from the Web log file. |
| Date | The date on which a user visited the site. |
| Site | The site the user visited. |
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Note
- Your system administrator can use the CSDW_MakeUserAgentDate stored procedure to add additional operating systems to the Operating System dimension.
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Directories (Dynamic)
Use the Directories report to determine which of the 1,000 Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) directory levels are the most visited. This report shows activity for the first six levels of URI directories.
Note
- Even though the top 1,000 pages will always be included in a report, other pages might be included as well. This is because the URI dimension includes the top 1,000 entry pages, exit pages, and most requested pages for every site.
- If you want to see URIs that provide information other than the 1,000 most active URIs, for example, the least active URIs, ask your system administrator to edit the CSDW_MakeAggRequestsByUri stored procedure in the site database.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Hits Count | The total number of hits that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | The date on which a hit occurred. |
| Directory Level | Directory level that corresponds to the site. (Commerce Server supports up to six levels deep.) |
| Is Request | Whether the hit was a request (for example, for the delivery of an ad). |
| Site | The site on which a hit occurred. |
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Entry Path Analysis (Static)
Use the Entry Path Analysis report to determine the entry paths most frequently used to get to your site. This report shows the top six levels of path directories.
Note
- The Entry Path Analysis report performs intensive analysis of how users traversed your site. This is a very process-intensive task and can take a long time to complete.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Count | The number of pages that users accessed while visiting the site. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| URI 1 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the first path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
| URI 2 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the second path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
| URI 3 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the third path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
| URI 4 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the fourth path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
| URI 5 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the fifth path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
| URI 6 | The Universal Resource Identifier for the sixth path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
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Top Referring Domains by Requests (Dynamic)
Use the Top Referring Domains by Request report to review the sites from which your users access your site. This report shows a list of the most active referring domains by number of requests.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Requests % | The percent of requests based on the current request count divided by the total request count of all referrer domain names. |
| Requests Count | The total number of requests that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Referrer Domain Name | The domain from which a user came to the site. |
| Site | The site the user visited. |
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Top Requested Pages (Dynamic)
Use the Top Requested Pages report to review the pages most requested. This report shows a list of the 1,000 most active pages, including query strings, by number of requests.
The Top Requested Pages report provides statistics per page. This is different from the Directories report, which provides statistics for all pages within a URL directory.
Note
- Even though the top 1,000 pages will always be included in a report, other pages can be included as well. This is because the URI dimension includes the top 1,000 entry pages, exit pages, and most requested pages for every site.
- If you want to see more than the 1,000 most active pages, for example, the least active pages, ask your system administrator to edit the CSDW_MakeAggRequestsByUri stored procedure in the Data Warehouse.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Requests % | The percentage of requests calculated by dividing the request count for the most active pages by the total request count, for the report period. |
| Requests Count | The total number of requests that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Is Request | Whether the event is a request. |
| Site | The site on which a request occurred. |
| URI | The Universal Resource Identifier for each page requested. |
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Usage Summary by Day of Week (Dynamic)
Use the Usage Summary by Day of Week report to view a PivotChart showing the average number of page requests and average user visits per day of the week.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg Requests Per Day | The average number of requests per day (the total number of requests divided by the number of days in the report period) that occurred during the report period. |
| Avg Visits Per Day | The average number of visits per day (the total number of requests divided by the number of days in the report period) that occurred during the report period. A visit is an arbitrary value, based on the time a user spends on a Web site. The default value of one visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | The date on which a visit or request occurred. |
| Day of Week | The day of the week on which a visit or request occurred. |
| Site | The site on which a visit or request occurred. |
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Usage Summary by Hour of Day (Dynamic)
Use the Usage Summary by Hour of Day report to view a PivotChart showing the average number of page requests and average user visits per hour of the day.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg Requests Per Hour | The average number of requests per hour that occurred during the report period. |
| Avg Visits Per Hour | The average number of visits that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | The date on which a visit or request occurred. |
| Hour of Day | The hour in which a visit or request occurred. |
| Site | The site on which a visit or request occurred. |
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Usage Summary by Week of Year (Dynamic)
Use the Usage Summary by Week of Year report to view a PivotChart showing the average number of page requests and average user visits per week of the year.
Note
- For years that begin on a Saturday, the Week of Year dimension returns week 53 for the last week.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg Requests Per Week | The average number of requests per week that occurred during the report period. |
| Avg Visits Per Week | The average number of visits that occurred during the report period. A visit is an arbitrary value, based on the time a user spends on a Web site. The default value of one visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | The date on which a visit or request occurred. |
| Site | The site on which a visit or request occurred. |
| Week of Year | The week of the year in which a visit or request occurred. |
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Usage Trends (Dynamic)
Use the Usage Trends report to review a summary of daily page requests, distinct users, and visits.
The following table lists the measures that this report contains.
| Measure | Description |
|---|---|
| Requests | The number of requests each user made while visiting the site. |
| Distinct Users | A user distinguished as unique during the period of the report. Commerce Server counts the user as a unique user only once. |
| Visits | The number of closed visits that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the dimensions that this report contains.
| Dimension | Description |
|---|---|
| Date | The date on which each request occurred. |
| Site | The site on which each request occurred. |
| User Type | The type of user who visited the site. For example, a registered user or an anonymous user. |
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See Also
About Dynamic and Static Reports
Before You Analyze Commerce Server Data
Reports Accessing OLAP Cubes and SQL Server
Relationships Among Data Warehouse Cubes, Dimensions, Source Tables, and Reports
Relationships Among Dimensions, Source Tables, and Stored Procedures in the Data Warehouse
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