Survey UPL Data

This workflow reads the Usage Performance Logging (UPL) data retrieved for a specified RFC Destination, and uses it to find the earliest date on which each of the UPL objects was retrieved. The workflow counts the number of new UPL objects retrieved on each date, and displays the results using a line graph in a Dashboard report. As the number of new objects recorded by UPL tends toward zero, you can have confidence that a complete set of UPL data has been retrieved.

Retrieving UPL Data

Before you begin, you will need to retrieve UPL data for the RFC Destination you wish to report upon. Select the RFC Destination in the LiveCompare hierarchy and click the UPL tab. Enter the number of months of UPL data to retrieve, and click ‘Update Data’. The UPL data may also be retrieved using a schedule. See the Retrieving UPL Data help topic for details.

Preparing the Workflow

To prepare the Survey UPL Data workflow, drag its workflow template from the Templates folder into your own workspace, and modify the workflow as follows:

To specify the system to analyze:

  1. Select the RFC Destination parameter and choose ‘Edit RFC Destination’ from its context menu to display the RFC Destination dialog.

  2. Select the RFC Destination for the system to analyze, then click ‘Save’.

Save the workflow using the ‘Save’ toolbar button.

Running the Workflow

To run the Survey UPL Data workflow, click the 'Run' toolbar button, choose ‘Run Now’ from the diagram’s context menu, or press F5. The currently running workflow action is marked with an animated display. When the workflow execution has completed, select the Report URL dataset and choose ‘View Details’ from the context menu to access the generated report.

Dashboard Report

The Survey UPL Data generates a Dashboard report which includes a line graph plotting the number of UPL objects first recorded on each date.

Additional Resources

The Additional Resources section of the Dashboard report includes a link to the following report:

Analysis Input Data

This Excel report contains a copy of the input parameters used to produce the workflow’s Dashboard report. The value of each input parameter is stored in a separate worksheet, which is named after the parameter whose value it contains.