Chapter 4. Search Usage Reports

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Understand the technical architecture of search usage reporting.

  • Enable search usage reporting for a Shared Services Provider (SSP).

  • View and interpret search usage reports.

  • Transform search usage metrics into actions, improving the search experience.

  • Export search usage data to Microsoft Office Excel and Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Monitoring and analyzing search usage is an important aspect of optimizing the search experience for end users. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 facilitates two reports on multiple metrics, a Search Queries Report and a Search Results Report, that administrators can use to monitor the usage of the Search Centers in relevant site collections. ...

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