Using Ethernettv Reporter; Using An Excel Spreadsheet - VBrick ETHERNETV V4.4.3 Admin Manual

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Using EthernetTV Reporter

If you purchased a separate license, you can use VBrick's powerful "EtherneTV Reporter" log

analysis tool to examine the access logs. EtherneTV Reporter is a dedicated log file analysis

tool. It reads individual log files generated by the Portal Server and generates a graphical

statistical report based on the contents of the log data. Each log entry contains multiple

fields, and EtherneTV Reporter extracts those field values from the log data and populates

the report. EtherneTV Reporter is closely integrated with the Portal Server and has its own

documentation. See the EtherneTV Reporter User Guide in the online help for more

information.

Figure 14. Sample ETV Reporter Output

You can also use a standard editor like Notepad and the Excel spreadsheet template provided

by VBrick to examine the logs. The

template file makes to easy to view

MCSS Access Log.xlt

and sort log files. You can also use this template to build Pivot Tables to analyze the log data

in greater detail. Pivot Tables are a powerful tool used to analyze multi-dimensional data.

Pivot Tables are beyond the scope of this document and are not explained here. For an

introduction to Pivot Tables, there are a variety of resources on the web including the

Microsoft Office online demo at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/

HA011989031033.aspx

To create a pivot table:

1. Navigate to

and double-click

C:\Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Utils

MCSS Access Log.xlt

2. When prompted, select

Enable Macros

3. Click

and navigate to the log files in

Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Logs

Import Log(s)

4. Select one or more log files by holding down the

keys while selecting files.

Ctrl

Shift

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