IIS Log Top URIs by Time

The IIS Log Top URIs by Time view Layout for Charts enables you to obtain a high-level summary view of specific data from an IIS log file that depicts the relative distribution of the average time in milliseconds (ms), from the highest to the lowest average time, that an IIS server took to service each client query requesting resources from it. The Layout uses a Bar element visualizer component that provides a Y-axis label next to each bar element to display the uniform resource identifier (URI) query made by an HTTP client to the server. Each horizontal graphic bar element in this Layout shows the average service time (ms) of all the server responses associated with a particular query made by a client browser or other query source. The time values in this Layout are based on the time_taken field for server responses, the values for which you can view in the Details Tool Window after selecting an IIS log entry in the Analysis Grid viewer.

Using the IIS Log Top URIs by Time Layout

This Layout provides a quick summary of the average time it took for an IIS server to service each client query that requested access to its resources and services. It enables you to see at-a-glance which client queries took the longest to be serviced, which may point to areas that need further investigation. For example, very high average service times could be an indication of the potential overload of an IIS server, or possibly network latency issues when servicing client queries.

Along with the IIS Log Top URIs by Time view Layout for Charts, you might also consider using the Grouping viewer with the IIS Layout and the Analysis Grid viewer with the IIS Layout to achieve an integrated and interactive analysis context that can significantly enhance your analysis process.

See Also

Applying and Managing Analysis Grid Viewer Layouts
Grouping Viewer
Working With Message Analyzer Profiles