Viewing website usage over time

The chart can show up to 15 months of historical data, but this is dependent on two factors:

• Policy activation: Data is available from the date the Web Usage policy was activated. For example, if a policy group's Web Usage policy was activated five weeks ago, only five weeks of historical data is available for the devices in that policy group.

• Data retention period: By default, web usage data is retained in the database for 90 days, meaning that when you first add a website to the chart, a maximum of 90 days of historical data is initially available. But to allow more historical data to show in the chart over time, the system automatically increases the website's data retention period from 90 days to 15 months. The chart's Date axis adjusts based on the amount of data available, showing a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 15 months.

  If a website is removed from the chart, the website's longer data retention period is retained.

To open a chart to compare web usage over time:

1. Log in to the Secure Endpoint Console as a user with View permissions for Web Usage Site Comparison. All default roles are granted this permission.

2. On the Web Usage (Last 7 Days) report, click in the report's toolbar.

   A new page opens to show a chart containing a colored timeline for each website that has been added to the chart. A legend maps colors to websites. Each timeline shows a history of the website's weekly web usage, averaged across all devices that visited the website.

3. If the chart is empty, or you want show more websites, add websites to the chart.

You can work with the timelines in the chart in the following ways:

To …	Do this …
View usage during weekday hours only	Click the link under the page title and click Daytime. The timelines refresh to show weekly historical data for Weekly usage > Daytime.
View usage during evenings and weekends only	Click the link under the page title and click Evenings & weekends. The timelines refresh to show weekly historical data for Weekly usage > Evenings and weekends.
View total usage during each week	Click the link under the page title and click Total. The timelines refresh to show weekly historical data for Weekly usage > Total.
View the number of devices that visited each website	Click the link under the page title and click Weekly active devices. The timelines refresh to show weekly historical data for Devices.
View data for a particular website for a particular week	Hover the mouse pointer over the applicable location on a website's timeline until all other timelines are grayed out and the tooltip shows the website's usage (or number of devices) in bold. The week's start and end dates show at the top of the tooltip. Tip: If the chart includes a large number of timelines that overlap, use the Compare option to show only the timelines of interest so it's easier to hover over a particular timeline.
Hide a timeline	Click the website name in the legend. The website's timeline is no longer visible in the chart and the website name is grayed out in the legend. Hidden timelines are visible the next time you view the chart.
Show a hidden timeline	Click the grayed out website name in the legend. The website's timeline is now visible in the chart and the website name reverts to its original color.
Remove a timeline	Click the website's icon in the legend. The website's timeline is removed from the chart. To remove a timeline, you must be logged in as a user with Manage permissions for Web Usage Site Comparison.
Export the chart	Using the steps listed above, update the chart to show the websites and type of usage data that you want to export. Note that hidden timelines are not exported. Click . Do one of the following: To export the chart as an image, click one of the following options: Export JPG Export PNG To export the chart as a report, click one of the following options: Export CSV Export XLS Export PDF Download and review the export.
Print the chart	Click > Print and follow the prompts to send the chart to the printer. If your printer defaults to grayscale (or black and white), we recommend that you set it to color before sending the chart to the printer.

You can add up to 50 websites to the chart.

To add websites to the chart:

1. Log in to the Secure Endpoint Console as a user with Manage permissions for Web Usage Site Comparison.
2. On the Web Usage (Last 7 Days) report, select the check box next to each website that you want to add to the chart.
3. Click Add to chart.

The chart opens to show a colored timeline for each website you selected.

You can select two or more websites and compare their timelines on the chart, hiding the timelines for all other added websites. Note that this view is not saved after you close the page, but compared websites that did not already show in the chart are permanently added until you remove them.

To compare websites:

1. Log in to the Secure Endpoint Console as a user with Manage permissions for Web Usage Site Comparison.
2. On the Web Usage (Last 7 Days) report, select the check box next to each website that you want to compare. You must select at least two websites.
3. Click Compare. The Compare page opens to show a colored timeline for each selected website. All other timelines are hidden and their website names are grayed out in the legend.

If you no longer want to include a website in the chart, you can remove it.

To remove websites from the chart:

1. Log in to the Secure Endpoint Console as a user with Manage permissions for Web Usage Site Comparison.

2. On the Web Usage (Last 7 Days) report, click in the report's toolbar to open the chart.
3. In the legend, click the icon next to the website you want to remove.

The website's timeline is removed from the chart. Note that the website's longer data retention period (15 months) is retained.