Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide

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2.6.3 Totaling operation log data

By totaling operation log data, you can check how many times a certain operation was executed in one day, and identify trends in the operation log data. For example, by totaling the number of times copy operations to removable disks were performed, you can identify clients where information is frequently copied to external media.

You use the jamOperationLogAddUp.exe command to total operation log data. You can also check the totals of operation log data in the Operation Log Total window. In order to use this window to check totals, you must first have executed the command and completed the totaling operation.

You can display the Operation Log Total window if the Asset Information Manager Subset and Remote Installation Manager components of JP1/Software Distribution Manager are installed, or if JP1/Software Distribution is linked to JP1/Asset Information Manager version 08-10 or later.

With Asset Information Manager Subset, you can assign clients to groups. Setting groups for clients enables you to check totals by group.

For details about how to total operation log data and how to perform operations in the Operation Log Total window, see 6.7 Using the Operation Log Total window in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Prerequisites for totaling operation log data
(2) Setting groups

(1) Prerequisites for totaling operation log data

Only operation log data displayed in the Operation Log List window is totaled.

This means that, before operation logs can be totaled, operation information must be stored in a dedicated database.

(2) Setting groups

Setting clients into groups before you total the operation log data enables you to check totals by group.

You set groups from Asset Information Manager Subset. The groups to which a client is to be assigned can be set automatically based on the client's IP address or user inventory information.

The following figure shows the concept of totaling operation log data by setting groups.

Figure 2-33 Totaling operation log data when groups are set

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For details about how to set groups, see 10.8 Setting for summing the operation logs by group in the Setup Guide.