VBrick Systems ETV v4.1 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
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ETV Portal Server Admin Guide 63
Viewing the Access Logs
The log files are saved in Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Logs.You can view these file using a
standard editor like Notepad or you can use the Excel spreadsheet template provided by
VBrick. The
MCSS Access Log.xlt template file makes to easy to view and sort log files. You
can also use this template to build Pivot Tables to analyze the log data in greater detail. Pivot
Tables are a powerful tool used to analyze multi-dimensional data. Pivot Tables are beyond
the scope of this document and are not explained here. For an introduction to Pivot Tables,
there are a variety of resources on the web including the Microsoft Office online demo at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011989031033.aspx
T To create a pivot table:
1. Navigate to
C:\Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Utils and double-click MCSS Access Log.xlt
2. When prompted, select Enable Macros.
3. Click
Import Log(s) and navigate to the log files in Program Files\VBrick\MCS\Logs
4. Select one or more log files by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys while selecting files.
5. Once the window is populated with log data (Figure 9) you can view or sort any of the
columns as necessary.
6. Click
Pivot Table Wizard and follow the prompts to build a Pivot Table.