The Usage Statistics task provides the ability for administrators to check the status of
the logged in users and send notifications before an event happens. Select and double-click the
Usage Statistics task from the z/OSMF desktop. If the Usage
Statistics task is not displayed on the desktop, select it from the App Center in the
taskbar. The Usage Statistics panel provides the facilities to allow
administrators to check a user's status from the time the server was started. This includes whether
a user is currently logged on or the LTPA token expiration time. The administrator can send a
notification to all of the logged on users; alerting them that an event is about to occur, allowing
the user to take any necessary actions.
Administration actions
Administrators can use the Usage Statistics panel to view the status of each
user since the last server startup. This information includes the user ID, current log-on status,
and the LTPA2 expire time of the current logged on user.
Table 1. Actions for the Usage Statistics task
| Action |
Description |
| New Notification |
Administrator users can compose a notification to send to either all of the current logged on
users or all currently selected users before an event happens. For example, an administrator can
send a notification before the server is about to be recycled. |
| Select All |
Select all of the rows in the table. |
| Deselect All |
Clear all of the selected rows in the table. |
| Hide Filter Row |
Remove the filter row from view. This action is listed only when the filter row is displayed
in the table. |
| Clear Sorts |
Clear the sort from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no sorting is
specified in the table. |
| Clear Search |
Clear the search from all of the columns in the table. This action is disabled if no search
is specified in the table. |
| Expand All |
Expand all of the parent nodes. |
| Collapse All |
Collapse all of the parent nodes. |
| Switch to Non-Tree View |
Displays the non-tree view |
| View the activities of all users |
Admin users can view the frequency of the use of each plug-in. For example, the admin can
view how many requests were received in total, as well as the percentage of request for each
component. |
Table 2. Table columns on the Usage Statistics panel
| Column |
Description |
| User ID |
Unique identifier for the user. |
| Login Status |
When a user logs in, the status of the user is marked as Active. When a user logs out or when
z/OSMF is closed, the user status is Inactive.
- Users who are authenticated with an LTPA2 token
- If a user is logged in, but leaves z/OSMF open and takes no action, the status of the user is
still Active until the user's LTPA2 token expires or the user logs out.
- Users who are authenticated with a client certificate
- Once the certificate is validated, the status of the user is Active. If the user has not
performed any requests in 20 minutes, the user is considered not active.
|
| Authentication Type |
Can either be an LTPA2 token or a client certificate. |
| LTPA2 Token Expiration |
Displays the month, day, year, and time that the LTPA2 token expires. The value of the LTPA2
token expiration time for a user that uses a client certificate is set to n/a. |
| Last Access |
Displays the last time that a specific user ID accessed a specific component. |
| Number of Requests |
The number of requests that pertain to the task or service that is currently
selected. |
| % of Total Requests |
The percentage of requests that pertain to the task or service that is currently
selected |
Table 3. Fields on the Usage Statistics panel
| Field |
Description |
| View usage for |
Select whether you would like to view usage for z/OSMF tasks or REST services. Components
that have both a UI task and REST services have the statistics displayed in the two different
charts. |
| Summary of the task usage by requests |
A chart that shows the statistical data for the tasks that are currently being used based on
whether you chose to view usage for z/OSMF tasks or REST services. |
| Start of Data Collection |
Displays the month, day, year, and time that the data usage collection started. |
| Current Active Users |
The number and percentage of current active users. |