Portal Server does include a built-in reporting mechanism to monitor portal usage information by portal users. This includes which channels are accessed, how long the channels are accessed, and the ability to build a user behavioral pattern of the portal. Portal monitoring can be administered using the psconsole or cli psadmin. The following monitoring capabilities are possible:
Managed Desktop Services:
Content Request
Edit Request
Process Request
Logout Request
Services exposed
cumulatively
per channel
Each service has set of attributes
Service Attributes:
Name Count
Last Service Time
Maximum Service Time
Minimum Service Time
Average Service Time
User Based Tracking (UBT) is also administered using the psconsole or cli psadmin. UBT is disabled by default. To enable user based tracking, set property com.sun.portal.ubt.enable=true in file /var/opt/SUNWportal/portals/portal1/config. The level INFO, FINE, FINER, FINEST, OFF controls extent of data captured. Logs are routed to a file: /var/opt/SUNWportal/portals/portal1/logs/%instance/ubt.%u.%g.log which is configurable.