How we can exclude users from raporting on Sharepoint, that they will be not taken into consideration in for example Site Collection Usage Summary?

Question

How we can exclude users from usage analysis on Sharepoint,

that they will be not taken into consideration in usage analysis process and not

showed in Site Collection Usage Summary?

I wont have only users and not admins in this usage reports.

Answer 1

Hello,

You can create a custom report and target specific users and SharePoint groups.  I know this functionality is available in MOSS, but I am not sure it is with WSS.

Go to your top level site, click on Site Actions > Site Settings.  Under the Site Collection Administration section, click on Audit Log Reports.  You will see the option to create a custom report.  When you configure the custom report to run, you can specify the users the report will be restricted to.  Use the Address Book icon to find the users/group you want to target.

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Chris Caravajal MCTS SharePoint Help

Answer 2

Hello,

You can create a custom report and target specific users and SharePoint groups.  I know this functionality is available in MOSS, but I am not sure it is with WSS.

Go to your top level site, click on Site Actions > Site Settings.  Under the Site Collection Administration section, click on Audit Log Reports.  You will see the option to create a custom report.  When you configure the custom report to run, you can specify the users the report will be restricted to.  Use the Address Book icon to find the users/group you want to target.

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Chris Caravajal MCTS SharePoint Help

Yes, but i don't want restrict access to the reports. I want that SharePoint usage analysis and logging don't affect specific users.

I want have analysis about how system is used by the end-users and i don't want that this reports 

will be disturbed by admins accounts activity.

Answer 3

The custom report isn't "restricting" access.  That section of the custom report configuration is limiting the report to only display information for the users you specify.  So the report doesn't let you exclude users, it lets you target the users you want.  You will just need to enter in the SharePoint security group(s)/domain security group(s) that you want to track.  If all your end users are in the default [Site] Members and [Site] Visitors groups, then add those groups and run your report.

If you are trying to exclude all Admin actions from any and all reports by default, you will not be able to do this.  By default, SharePoint tracks the actions of every user that accesses the site. 

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Chris Caravajal MCTS SharePoint Help

Answer 4

I want track the actions of every user but i don't want that admins are include/show in usage reports.

I try manage logging somehow :/

But great thanks for help Chris.