PRODUCTS - FileRanger for Reporting Services

FileRanger for Reporting Services

After the implementation of a Microsoft Reporting Services solution, it is challenging to analyse the overall usage of the reporting system. Execution logs are difficult to read and access.

FileRanger allows the capture and analysis of report usage. Distributed Reporting Servers can also be consolidated and analysed using FileRanger

Business Value

Clearly track and analyse reports by departments and individuals.
Help maximise system utilisation by analysing usage statistics.
Help focus available company resources. Analysis of the information may show a gap in your user training or a need to discontinue or enhance certain sets of reports.

How FileRanger Works

There are four key components that work together:

FileRanger Server

FileRanger Server enables the capturing and management of report and Business Activity usage. Data capture can be performed daily or on a more regular basis.

Easy to use Wizard helps with initial setup and configuration.
Email alerts identify information captured or any errors that may occur.
Data archiving helps to manage object usage.

FileRanger Object Manager

FileRanger Object Manager is used to build a library of objects. Once the library is in place, objects are categorised for reporting purposes, for instance, objects can be grouped by functional group, type or style and reported on by group.

Individual Folder and Object categorisation to group like objects together for analysis.
Automated set up of Folder and Object Categories
Automatic detection and categorisation of new folders and objects.
Create a data dictionary of all Reporting Services reports

FileRanger User Manager

FileRanger User Manager module is used to build a library of users. As with the Object Manager, these users can be categorised to assist in the reporting of usage.

Individual user categorisation to group similar users together e.g. the state they come from or job title.
Loading of users from Windows user manager.

FileRanger Analysis and Reporting

FileRanger Analysis provides a portfolio of reports to help analyse object usage. These can be tailored to suit a vast array of user requirements or new reports can be built of the simple to read database. Once installed, object usage can immediately be analysed.

Below are some examples of the various views that can be reported.

Object Analysis

Reporting Solutions often have hundreds of reports spread across many different areas of a business. Using FileRanger organisations can group these reports logically e.g. Sales, General Ledger, Inventory and then focus on their utilisation one at a time.

User Analysis

Reporting solutions often have many users spread across the country or even globally. However, even in situations where all users are in a single office, it is often difficult to ascertain Business Activity of the reports. FileRanger can immediately provide detailed information of users and their system usage.

In the example below it is possible to track each state and how many users have access and utilise Reporting Services. It is then possible to drill on a state and list the individual users that have access.