europa analytics 1st steps through the reporting environment
DESCRIPTION
Europa Analytics 1st Steps Through the Reporting Environment. SAS Web Analytics – Web Report Studio. Key words to remember. IPG Kiosk Europa Analytics. IPG. Information Providers Guide - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Europa Analytics
1st Steps Through the Reporting Environment
SAS Web Analytics – Web Report Studio
Key words to remember
IPG
Kiosk
Europa Analytics
IPG
• Information Providers Guide– a handbook webmasters, editors,
content providers, web developers …https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/thinktank/index.php/IPG
Google "IPG Europa"
Kiosk
• Service on the IPG – Predefined reports
– No special skills
• Content– Reports by DG/Service
• Configuration, and Month/Quarter/Year-ly Dashboard
– Search DG/Service by url (when unknown DG/Service)
– Visits & Page Views for an url (last 40 days)
Reporting tool
When "Kiosk " cannot do.
Why are you here today
• Understand the philosophy
• Learn– Customisation of reports– Personalisation of the Portal
! Not covered• Creation of new reports• Analysing/Assessment of a website
Objectives of the training
• Generate, Print and Export reports
• Modify and Save reports
• Search reports
• Customise reports
• Personalise your portal(make selected reports available via 1 click)
At the end of this session you will be able to:
Table of Contents
• Log in to the tool (ex. 1) • Generate and Save reports while
modifying parameters (ex.2-6)
• Searching reports (ex. 7)• Add direct links to the Home page (ex. 8)
• Advanced modification of reports (ex. 9)• Adding new page to your Portal and
creating collection of reports (ex. 10)• Schedule reports (ex. 11)
• QA time
Coffee break
Exercise 1 Log in to the tool (1/2)
•IPG
•A-Z index
•"S"(statistics)
•Reporting Tool
Use LDAP credentials(alias “internet password”)
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Find the major trends for webmart“Commission 2010-2014”
The logic behind:
• Select the report 1st and then
• Select the web-project (webmart) and other parameters
Use a DashBoard
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Exercise 2
Generate a report
1. Check “Available data”
2. Select Quarterly Dashboard in “Table of content”
3. Select period (end month of the report – for which data is available!)
4. Select Site (webmart)
5. Check that the sub-site is empty
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Exercise 2
Generate a report
Exercise 3
Export reports (pdf, Excel)
• pdfButton Print > print (read export) to pdf
• xlsButton Export > exports to MS Excel
Let’s try them
Exercise 4
Save the modifications
Save the report for later use
The logic behind:
• The report (in SASWA) is just a query
• Save your customised report(s) to re-run them again and again (keeping the same parameters)
File > Save As
Exercise 4
Save the modifications
Exercise 4
Save the modifications
For later use
1. Save to My Folder
2. Change Name
3. Update Description
Exercise 5
Modify (more) parameters
Prepare the report for the majortrends on the Barroso(Commission 2010-2014) pages
The logic behind:
• Modify the parameters of the report
• Save it for later use
Refresh data & Choose Subsite
Exercise 5
Modify (more) parameters
Exercise 5
Modify (more) parameters
Now save the report in “My Folder”
Give it a “good” and “meaningful” name & description
Exercise 6
Choose URL
Prepare the report for the majortrends on the Barroso NewsCorner (Commission 2010-2014)
The logic behind:
• Modify the parameters of the report
• Narrow the selection for a specific url
• Save it for late useRefresh data & Choose URL(… /commission_2010-2014/president/news/ …)
Exercise 6
Choose URL
Wildcard character
• can be used in "LIKE" expressions
– the percent sign (%) matches zeroor more characters
Webmart: Commission 2010-2014Section: BarrosoURL: %/news/%(for ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/news/…)
Exercise 7
Search for (customised) reports
Re-use the customised reports
The logic behind:
• Search for saved reports
• Execute them
Search for a report (content type)(Search link is at the Homepage)
Exercise 8
Personalise “Home” page
Make the customised reportseasily available
The logic behind:
• Add the customised reports into “My collection” at your “Home” page
Use the “edit content” at My collection (portlet)
Exercise 8
Personalise “Home” page
• Be at the “Portal”
• Be at the “Home” page in your Portal
• Click “Edit content” button at the “Home” page
Exercise 8
Personalise “Home” page
Search for ‘SAS report’(Add > Done)
Exercise 8
Personalise “Home” page
• Report(s) now appear(s) at your “Home” page in “My collection” (portlet)
• Let’s try the report(s)
Review
• Customisation of reports– Simple adaptations
• Customisation of your “Home” page– Editing collections of reports
Save (“save as” in My Folder)Refresh Data (for Reports)Edit content (Portal personalisation)
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
• Want to know number of the page views by month– For Commission 2010-2014: Barroso
‘Page Usage Reports’ (collection)Check the Webmart Properties
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
• Hide useless information(i.e. Server error column)
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
• Edit report for more changes at once …
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
• Assign data to the table
Exercise 9
Advanced customisation of reports
• Select all data types and move them to “Hidden”
• Move to “Columns” only what you want to display
• and save new report for later use
Want to know number of the page views (per month)
Review
•Refresh data - to change some parameters
•Hide columns - to keep only relevant
•Sort columns - to get right information
•Modify/Create report
Exercise 10
Add new page to your Portal
• Add the page
• Edit the content
• Add the portlet (container of the collection of reports)
– Add reports to the portlet
Exercise 10
Add new page to your Portal
click “Add”
Exercise 10
Add new page to your Portal
• Now a new page was added to your Portal
1. Add a content to it via Options > Edit Page Content
2. Select Portlet type: Collection Portlet(and “add” then “done”)
Exercise 11
Scheduled reports
• Dashboard reports can be scheduled and sent by email
New scheduled reports can be easily added via 'My scheduled reports' page or via 'Schedule Report' button via Dashboard Reports:
Exercise 11
Scheduled reports• Add title, select report
type, period, webmart and any section and URL to include/exclude…
• Type email address (more email addresses can be inserted)
• Choose interval and first time date
• Save and schedule report
Review
•Personalisation of your “Portal” – Creating and editing pages
– Creating and editing collections of reports
•Customisation of reports– Modifying tables,
– Modifying texts
– Adding new elements (tables, graphs, texts)
– Scheduled reports
Product philosophy
• Customise reports (and save them)
– or create new reports (not presented)
• Scheduled reports (to be sent at given times)
• Personalise the Portal– Organise content by creating collections
and pages for easier access
Useful links
• Practical users' guide: http://www.cc.cec/home/europa-info/documents/europa_analytics/ea_quick_user_guide.pdf
• EA on IPG: http://ec.europa.eu/ipg/services/statistics/index_en.htm
• EA ThinkTank: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/ThinkTank/index.php/Category:Europa_Analytics
• Standard reports (kiosk): http://www.cc.cec/home/europa-info/services/statistics/standard-reports_en.htm
Questions?
COMM EUROPA MANAGEMENT