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How do I find out wich users are online on CRM?

Asked by: c_m_ion

We have a LAN and a CRM 3.0 application installed on it!
I want to know is it a possibility to findout wich users(login name) are connected in a given moment?
It seems commands like net, nbtsatat, netview cannot help me!
Maybe a log or something?

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2006-06-27 at 03:47:02ID21900357
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Answers

 

by: dstanley9Posted on 2006-06-27 at 07:33:04ID: 16992978

Microsoft CRM is an HTTP-based application, so by definition it is stateless.  Users are not "logged on" leaving a connection open.  In theory, a user could have a browser window open on the same page for hours without ever having any activity!  

One option is to lok at the IIS logs and see who has been accessing it lately.

 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-06-28 at 01:34:24ID: 16999368

What logs esspecially you mean?

 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-06-28 at 02:07:10ID: 16999496

Looking there (in Windows\system32\logfiles) I can see some of users but is very difficult to see all of them! I mean what can I do to see all of them, and not to ignore one of them!

 

by: dstanley9Posted on 2006-06-28 at 06:51:49ID: 17001106

In IIS, see if Logging is turned on for the CRM Web Site.  By default, it will log to a comma-delimited text file, but you could chenge it to log to an ODBC destination (like SQL server) to make reporting easier. Be aware that IIS logs can grow VERY quickly!  Make sure you have plenty of disk space for the logs.  

One benefit of using text log files is that you can have it split into daily files.  You could then import the files into an application like Excel, FoxPro, or even SQL to do analysis.  If your reporting is only ad-hoc, this may be a better option.  If you need instantaneous reports at any time, the SQL may work better.


 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-07-04 at 01:27:38ID: 17035623

I will cose this question, but these days I will try to make some tryings regarding importing and I will ask you.

 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-07-04 at 23:53:34ID: 17040505

Dstanley9
I cannot see the Reports in CRM when I  am an ordinary "outside" user . In case I'm entering wth Remote desktop connection on CRM server, then in browser type http://crm I can see the Reports even if I'm admin CRM or ordinary user! Is there(at EE or somewhere) a site for this Rporting services issue?

 

by: dstanley9Posted on 2006-07-05 at 06:53:58ID: 17042652

You could try the Microsoft SQL forum for Reporting Services issues.

 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-07-05 at 23:38:47ID: 17048587

Don't you think it's a CRM issue?
In case I ask that question to Microsoft SQL forum for Reporting Services forum don't you think it's important to specify it's a CRM issue?

 

by: dstanley9Posted on 2006-07-06 at 06:35:43ID: 17050461

Could you be more specific?  Do you mean that you can't see the Reports, tab, or you can't see the reports in the list, or the report gives an error?  It could be CRM, it could be IIS, it could be Reporting Services...

 

by: preitmeyerPosted on 2006-07-07 at 11:47:47ID: 17061118

SQL Reporting Services does NOT know who is logged into the CRM website.
IIS on the CRM Server is the only application that knows which users are logged into the CRM Website at any given point.
C m ion, if you want to know who is logged in to any website, I suggest you search somewhere for an IIS Monitoring utility that shows users rather than a CRM help board since the CRM Server is just a website, it shouldnt be hard. Good luck
-paul

 

by: c_m_ionPosted on 2006-07-10 at 05:00:59ID: 17072140

Dstanley9
"It could be CRM, it could be IIS, it could be Reporting Services..."
the eroor id ISA relating, but it still doesn't have resolution, even I pointed it to admin

 

by: dstanley9Posted on 2006-07-10 at 06:58:09ID: 17072927

Ahh.. Didn't know you were behind a firewall.  You probably need to expose both the CRM and Reporting Services web sites through the firewall to make them accessible to outside users.  Also, the URL for the reports needs to be resolvable outside the firewall (i.e. no local machine names or IP addresses).

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