Metalogix ControlPoint 8.5 - User Guide

Analyzing Web Parts by Part

To generate a Web Parts by Part analysis:

1Select the object(s) on which you want to perform the analysis.

2Choose Change Management > Web Parts by Part.

3Specify the parameters for your analysis.

In addition to the "standard" parameters, you can limit results to Web Parts that meet one or more specific criteria, specify one or more of the parameters described in the following table.

Note that the option to Use cached data will be disabled if Web Parts have been excluded from the ControlPoint Discovery job.  The inclusion or exclusion of Web Parts can be managed by the ControlPoint Application Administrators.  Details can be found in the ControlPoint Administration Guide.

Now you can:

·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)

OR

·schedule the operation to run at a later time or on a recurring basis.

OR

·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.

The top level of the report lists the Web Part(s) within the scope of your analysis, as well as the total number of pages in which each is used..

When expanded, the following additional information displays for each Web Part name:

·the name and url for each applicable Site that uses the Web Part, and

·within the context of each site:

§the Title of the Web Part—that is, the name assigned to that instance of the Web Part

NOTE:  If the same Web Part is used more than once on a page, the title of each instance is listed in a comma-separated list.  Web Parts that are hidden or closed are annotated.

§the Page on which the Web Part is used

§the following values, which are the same as those reported in the SharePoint Web Gallery:

§the user account that the Web Part was Created by, well as the user account it was Last Modified by

§the dates when the Web Part was both Created and Last Updated

NOTE:  The Created by, Last Modified by, Created, and Last Updated values refers to the Web Part itself, not its instance on a specific page.  Often, the Created date is the date that the Web Part was installed on the system.

§the Size of the Web Part in kilobytes (KB).

Note that some commonly-built Web Parts that display in analysis results (such as the List View Web Part) are not listed in the Web Parts Gallery and are not associated with a specific creator or created by/modified by dates.  Often, such Web Parts have names that begin with "Microsoft SharePoint."

Analyzing Web Parts by Site

To generate a Web Parts by Site analysis:

1Select the object(s) on which you want to perform the analysis.

2Choose Change Management > Web Parts by Site.

3Specify the parameters for your analysis.

In addition to the "standard" parameters, you can limit results to Web Parts that meet one or more specific criteria, specify one or more of the parameters described in the following table.

Note that the option to Use cached data will be disabled if Web Parts have been excluded from the ControlPoint Discovery job.  The inclusion or exclusion of Web Parts can be managed by the ControlPoint Application Administrators.  Details can be found in the ControlPoint Administration Guide.

Now you can:

·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)

OR

·schedule the operation to run at a later time or on a recurring basis.

OR

·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.

The top level of the analysis lists all of the Web applications within the scope of your analysis.

When expanded, the following additional information displays for each Web application:

·the name and url for each site collection and site in which the Web Part is used

·the Title of the Web Part—that is, the name assigned to that instance of the Web Part on a page

NOTE:  If the same Web Part is used more than once on a page, the title of each instance is listed in a comma-separated list.  Web Parts that are hidden or closed are annotated.

·the Page on which the Web Part is used

·the following values, which are the same as those reported in the SharePoint Web Gallery:

§the user account that the Web Part was Created by, well as the user account it was Last Modified by

§the dates when the Web Part was both Created and Last Updated

NOTE:  The Created by, Last Modified by, Created, and Last Updated values refers to the Web Part itself, not its instance on a specific page.  Often, the Created date is the date that the Web Part was installed on the system.

·the Size of the Web Part in kilobytes (KB).

Note that some commonly-built Web Parts that display in analysis results (such as the List View Web Part) are not listed in the Web Parts Gallery and are not associated with a specific creator or created by/modified by dates.  Often, such Web Parts have names that begin with "Microsoft SharePoint."

Generating a SharePoint Hierarchy Report

The SharePoint Hierarchy Report lets you view and print the hierarchy of Web applications,site collections, sites—and optionally, lists—within a SharePoint farm.  You can generate this report for the entire farm or for selected objects within the Hierarchy.

Information in this report is current as of the last Discovery.

EXCEPTION:  If you ran the report at the site level and Include Children is checked, the report will be run on real-time data.

In a multi-farm environment, this analysis can only be run on the home farm.

To generate a SharePoint Hierarchy Report:

1Select the object(s) that you want to include in the report.

2Choose Configuration > SharePoint Hierarchy.

3Specify one or more parameters for your analysis:

Now you can:

·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)

OR

·schedule the operation to run at a later time or on a recurring basis.

OR

·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.

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The top level displays all Web applications within the scope of your analysis.

When expanded:

·the name of the object and its Type (site collection, site, list, item, and so on) displays

NOTE:  If you chose to Display URLs, the url for each site collection and site displays in parentheses to the right of its name.

·a plus sign (+) identifies each object whose permissions are unique (that is, not inherited from the parent objects).

Analyzing Trends

For a single farm, Web application, or site collection, you can analyze trends over a specified time period in:

·activity

·site count, and/or

·storage.

To generate a Trends analysis:

1Select the object for which you want to analyze trends.

NOTE:  You can only analyze trends for one object (farm, Web application, or site collection) at a time.  If you multi-select, only the object on which you right-clicked will apply.

2Use the information in the following table to determine the appropriate action to take.

3Specify the following parameters for your analysis:

a)Enter or select a Start Date and End Date for your analysis.

The date range you select determines the time intervals captured in the analysis, as described in the following table.

b)If you want to change the Statistics to Graph, select a different value from the drop-down.

c)If you want your graph to include a line that smooths out short-term fluctuations, check the Include moving Average box.

The default value for Moving average period (days) is 7, which represents the number of days within a given week.  This value is useful for many business users who can expect less activity, for example, on the weekend.  You can, however, change this value to measure moving average for a different time period.  For example, if you generally experience week-to-week fluctuations over the course of a month, you may choose to set the Moving average period to 31.

Now you can:

·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)

OR

·schedule the operation to run at a later time or on a recurring basis.

OR

·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.

Trend Analysis results consist of two graphs:

·The Trend Analysis bar graph includes the statistics for the selected criterion.  (Note that if you selected ALL from the Statistics to graph drop-down, a separate graph will be included for each).  Below are examples of Trend Analyses by Day reports (including a 7-day moving average) for Activity, Storage, and Site Count over the same 28-day time period.

Activity Trend Analysis

Storage Trend Analysis

Site Count Trend Analysis

·The second graph is a line graph that shows statistics for all three options (activity, storage, and site count) in terms of a percentage over the course of the selected time period. Note that the maximum value (100%) represents the most storage used, greatest level of activity, and largest site count over the selected time period.