We use Resource Analyzer to track when reports are run by which users. However, we are wanting to capture and log what variables the users enter when running the reports. Does anyone know of a way to do this?

Thanks

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,

RA does not capture variables. To capture & variables you will need to create a write your own code.

The best way would be to use lower case variable names so that they list below the system variables when you use

  -?&

. You could capture the output from this command and store your variables in a structure of your choice. You would then need to link this data to the RA data using the value of

 &FOCFOCEXEC 

to identify the fex.

Otherwise you will need to hardcode each report's variables and

 -WRITE 

them or

 MODIFY 

them to a data store.

Quite a bit of effort is required...

You can get the user provided variables and everything else sent to the server in a query string from the IIS log.

A while back there was a thread on reading the IIS log.

There was also a thread posted by GamP in december 2007 that does exactly what you want.

Write run-time &Variables to a file

GamP's solutions looks like what I need. One question though. Is that something that needs to be put into each and every report? And if so, at the beginning or end?

Thanks

Kevin,

That depends. If you only want to capture the variables submittded by the user, then include this file at the begin of your procedure.
If you also need the variables set within the procedure, then include it at the end.
All the variables that are set/available just before the line saying -? & are being captured.

-Fred-

... and yes, you have to include this for every procedure.

We are only wanting to capture the variables that the users enter. We want to track what accounts they are looking up.

I will do some experimenting with this. Thank you for your help.