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Website Log Analysis And Reporting
Product Overview
The above chart shows just some of the categories of reports available from the ANL Website Log Analysis and Reporting System.
As this system is unique in the way that you may fully customise and create your own reports this category list is almost endless. By default the
reporting system comes with approximately 30 default reports, a list of which is visible in Standard Reports.
To get the most out of your website statistics there are two unique tools for you to create, customise and display reports.
Further to the 30 or so default reports, a Report Administration Tool allows you to create your own reports - you select the data
you want and specify the way you want to display it. The Reporting Tool then displays your reports, their parameters and their charts in an easy
to use browser interface.
Report Administration Tool
The Report Administration Tool is an online utility that can be accessed via a browser. Feature rich, it is possible to create, modify and delete
reports aswell as specifying report parameters and chart output. For example :
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Customise report names, descriptions, category and the default view when the report is displayed (table, spreadsheet, graph or pivot).
Create date parameters such as DAY, MONTH or YEAR. Prompt options by customising values in a SELECT or TEXT box.
Specify categories and values fields for BAR, LINE and PIE charts to display report data in graphical form.
Allow access to reports for specific users.
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Reporting Tool
The Reporting Tool developed to help you get the most out of your website logfiles and statistics is unique. It's your data and we
believe that you should be able to do what you like with your data - you are not restricted to just using our reporting tool to report on
the statistics you want to report on. Although in itself fully featured, the reporting tool acts as an intermediary between your data and
your chosen reporting system, allowing you to query the data you want and to display the data the way you want it.
The Reporting Tool is a browser based system that allows fast access to reports, report parameters and resulting output.
Basic report details, such as report name and description, are retrieved and loaded into the browser along with accompanying
parameters and chart details. As these details are stored within the browser there are no round trips to the server, therefore no
page refreshes, and the report details and parameters appear almost immediately when selected.
The reporting tool loads all of your reports from the database, therefore any reports you create using the Report Administration Tool
will be loaded into the browser for use. There is no limit to the number of reports or report categories that can be used within the tool.
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As you can see from the screenshots the Reporting Tool displays your reports in an easy to use interface. Any parameters
that make up your query are displayed clearly at the top of the page along with any descriptive comments your report has.
Choosing dates for parameters is made easy using SELECT boxes displaying month names and years.
Quickly choose individual dates using the calendar feature without repeatedly having to type in the format "dd/mm/yyyy".
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Microsoft Office Web Components
The reporting tool makes use of Microsoft Office Web Components, an optional install from within Microsoft Office and installed by default in
Microsoft Office XP. These web components offer powerful functionality and interactivity on the client side (within the browser) to customise reports, manipulate data
and export into multiple formats. To use the reporting tool you must have the Microsoft Office Web Components installed and a
software license for Microsoft Office.
Excel Spreadsheet Component
The Excel Spreadsheet component is probably the most powerful of the Office Web Components. Much of Excel's functionality
is included in the component aswell as an export feature to load data directly into the full version of Excel.
One of the features offered by the Excel component is AutoFilter. This useful tool allows you to view a subset of data
(filtered by criteria you specify) from a complete result set. For example you may want to view page impressions for a chosen page, or search
engine referrer counts from a specified search engine. As the Excel component works client side your computer is used to process the
data resulting in fast data manipulation.
Once exported to Excel the data can be used by virtually any software program that can link to data in an Excel spreadsheet - a procedure
which nearly all recent software programs can do. It is this functionality that allows the data returned to the spreadsheet component to be used in any reporting system.
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Graph Component
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The Graph Component is a powerful graphing tool allowing the full customisation of graph types, colours, data ranges etc.
and output professional looking graphs.
Multiple graphs can be used for each report to display data in different ways.
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Pivot Table Component
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The reporting tool will soon offer the use of the Pivot Table component to allow the grouping of data and display on the client.
This will be made available as soon as we figure out exactly how to use it :)
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