Log the user Access to a Channel
It's possible to log the access to a channel with the system log facility or a simple file when an user click in the desktop link... the link can be an external URL.
The log must have the user id and the name of the URL for tracking user action in the desktop.
It's possible using the Rewriter Rules and Rulesets to perfome this?
If it's impossible we're the better solution?
Obsiously it's possible to redirect all the channel link of the desktop in a new servelets o jsp page that provides this functionality and log the access but I think there is not the better solution...
Thank for the help
Best Regards
Fausto
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Hi, this functionality is not available "out the box",
but I just wrote an extensive portal metrix report
application which can log/report access for
channels, tabs and sessions per user/org...
So it is possible, but it takes about two weeks
to make it right. If you need a "fast demo"
you can do it with "One pixel Frame" - trick...
Tip: If you have gateway - use JS to access CGI variables.
Cheers,
Alex :-)
Alex,
thank you for the help,but I haven't understood where is the fast demo... and what it means the tip and the "One pixel Frame". The final release of this application for the extensive portal metric report will be GNU/GPL?
I read the api for the desktop and I've token the idea to overwrite the URLScraperProvider class to perfome the logging... Someone have experience in this?
Hi Fausto,
- Fast "One pixel Frame" trick:
Place one pixel Frame in a channel or template,
This Frame has URL of your logger JSP
another channel could view the reports...
- I wrote SunONE portal reporting webapp not for SUN.
So I don't know if this will ever make to GNU/GPL
- Don't use the "URLScraperProvider" -
Use desktop templates!
Cheers,
Alex :-)
Hi Alex,
I've understood, but I don't like too much the "hidden" frames... perhaps it's better to use a javascript function that open the link and post in the jsp url logging the data for tracking user.
I'm wating your demo, please contact me when it's finished and if you want some help to develop send me a mail...
Thank you again
Fausto
Hi Fausto,
Of course there are several cool tricks ;-)
- Your "JS trick with post " will refresh the page - no good...
(Also what if you log several channels etc.... )
- For reporting I actually used "JS hidden image" trick.
Note: You will loose the browser handle from logging jsp
- "One Pixel Frame" is good only if you need to have a browser handle.
For example on click e.g. TabSwitch you can show immediate statistics
(e.g. how many time user spend with this channel and how much he has to pay!)
PS: I am actually done with the reporting tool.
Send me a mail if you wanna see it.
Cheers,
Alex :-)
