We have so far examined the creation and management of various applications included with Community Server such as blogs, forums, galleries, reader, and roller and the different methods of customization. In this chapter, we will explore the usage of various kinds of reports included with Community Server. You will also learn about the creation of SQL jobs, required for generating various kinds of reports.
Community Server includes a reporting functionality, which the Administrators can use to keep track of various activities on the site. You can generate and view various kinds of reports such as the exceptions report and the jobs report by clicking the relevant links located under the Reports navigation panel by selecting the Administration link on the Dashboard. Moreover, you can also generate reports pertaining to the various activities of the site, blogs, and forums by clicking the link titled Reporting from the dashboard. But this feature is only...