Site Usage Analysis

The distributed model of SPS potentially allows any user in the organization to create sites. This is particularly true when you enable Self-Service Site Creation (SSSC) mode. The result of this approach is that an organization can rapidly have hundreds of team sites created. This situation not only increases the complexity of site navigation for all users, but it also increases the resources required to maintain backups . Therefore, you will want to take steps to ensure that the available sites are bringing significant value to end users.

Site usage analysis gives you a way to track the use of sites within SPS and to identify those that are bringing the most value. Site usage analysis is not configured by default in SPS. You must begin by configuring it at the server level.

To enable site usage analysis, follow these steps:

1. Log in to SPSPortal as a local administrator.

2. Select Start All Programs SharePoint Portal Server SharePoint Central Administration.

3. On the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration page, select Component Configuration Configure Usage Analysis Processing.

4. On the Configure Usage Analysis Processing page, check the box labeled Enable Logging.

5. Check the box labeled Enable Usage Analysis Processing.

6. Set appropriate parameters.

7. Click OK.

Once usage analysis is configured, it must run before any information is available. After it runs, however, you will be able to view usage information at either the collection or site level. The statistics provide information on such things as the number of page hits and number of unique users.

Here is what you need to do to view usage statistics:

1. Log in to SPS as a member of the Administrator site group .

2. Navigate to any top-level site in the portal.

3. From the site home page, click the Site Settings link.

4. On the Site Settings page, select Administration Go to Site Administration.

5. On the Top-Level Site Administration page, select Site Collection Administration View Site Collection Usage Summary.

6. On the Site Collection Usage Summary page, view the statistics and click OK.

7. On the Top-Level Site Administration page, select Management and Statistics View Site Usage Data.

8. On the Site Usage Report page, view the statistics for this individual site.