Web Usage Reports
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You use the Report Manager to run reports to analyze site usage, referring URLs, and requests for data.
Activity by Browser
Use the Activity by Browser report to review activity by types of browsers used to access the Web site. You use information from this report to examine browser technology trends, which is something to consider for Web development.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
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. By default, a visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Agent Browser Category |
The type of Web browser that the user used to view the Web site. |
Agent Version |
The version of the Web browser that the user used to view the Web site. |
Operating System |
The operating system that the user used when visiting the site. |
User Agent |
The user-agent string from the Web log file. |
Date |
The date on which a user visited the site. |
Site |
The site that the user visited. |
Note
Your system administrator can use the CSDW_MakeUserAgentDate stored procedure to add operating systems to the Operating System dimension.
Directories
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.
If you want to see URIs that provide information other than the 1,000 most active URIs, such as the least active URIs, ask the system administrator to modify the CSDW_MakeAggRequestsByUri stored procedure in the site database.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
Measure |
Description |
|---|---|
Hit Count |
The total number of hits that occurred during the report period. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Date |
The date on which a hit occurred. |
Directory Level |
The directory level that corresponds to the site. (Commerce Server supports up to six levels.) |
Is Request |
Whether the hit was a request (for example, for the delivery of an ad). |
Site |
The site on which a hit occurred. |
Entry Path Analysis
Use the Entry Path Analysis report to determine the entry paths most frequently used to reach your site. This report show the top six levels of path directories.
Note
The Entry Path Analysis report performs intensive analysis of how users traversed your site, and it can take a long time to be completed.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
Measure |
Description |
|---|---|
Count |
The number of pages that users accessed when visiting the site. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
URI 1 |
The URI for the first path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six levels.) |
URI 2 |
The URI 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 URI 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 URI 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 URI 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 URI for the sixth path to a page in the Web site that a user visited. (Commerce Server supports recording up to six.) |
Top Referring Domains by Requests
Use the Top Referring Domains by Requests report to review the sites from which 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 and database columns that this report uses.
Measure |
Description |
|---|---|
Requests % |
The percent of requests calculated from 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 details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Referrer Domain Name |
The domain from which a user came to the site. |
Site |
The site that the user visited. |
Top Requested Pages
Use the Top Requested Pages report to review the pages most requested on your site. Review a list of the 1,000 most active pages, including query strings, by number of requests.
This report provides statistics per page. This differs from the Directories report, which provides statistics for all pages in a URL directory.
Note
Even though the top 1,000 pages will always be included in a report, other pages can also be included. 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, such as the least active pages, ask the system administrator to modify the CSDW_MakeAggRequestsByUri stored procedure in the Data Warehouse.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
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 details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Is Request |
Whether the event is a request. |
Site |
The site on which a request occurred. |
URI |
The URI for each page requested. |
Usage Summary by Day of Week
Use the Usage Summary by Day of Week report to review the average number of page requests and average user visits by day of week.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
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. By default, a visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
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. |
Usage Summary by Hour of Day
Use the Usage Summary by Hour of Day report to review the average number of page requests and average user visits by hour of day.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
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 details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Date |
The date that a visit or request occurred. |
Hour of Day |
The hour that a visit or request occurred. |
Site |
The site on which a visit or request occurred. |
Usage Summary by Week of Year
Use the Usage Summary by Week of Year report to view a pivot chart that displays the average number of page requests and average user visits per week of the year.
Note
For years that start on a Saturday, the Week of Year dimension returns week 53 for the last week.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
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. By default, a visit is 30 minutes. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Date |
The date that a visit or request occurred. |
Site |
The site on which a visit or request occurred. |
Week of Year |
The week of the year that a visit or request occurred. |
Usage Trends
Use the Usage Trends report to review summary details of daily page requests, distinct users and visits. This report provides a line chart with the number of request for the last six months together with the monthly request. It includes year, quarter, and month of each request; the distinct users; and the number of visits.
The following table lists the measures and database columns that this report uses.
Measure |
Description |
|---|---|
Requests |
The number of requests that each user made when 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 one time. |
The following table lists the details that this report includes.
Dimension |
Description |
|---|---|
Date |
The date that each request occurred. |
Site |
The site on which each request occurred. |
User Type |
The type of user who visited the site, such as a registered user or an anonymous user. |