Primo Popular Searches
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Which queries are most popular?
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Are there any trends in popularity of certain topics over time?
Popular Searches Table
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Searches
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A measurement field that stores the number of searches for the query.
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Results
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A measurement field that stores the average number of results per search. The number of results may seem significantly lower than expected since this average is based on all search types (such as Basic Search, Advanced Search, and A-Z Search). |
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First Page Results - Primo
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of local Primo records that appear on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - Primo Central
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of Primo Central records that display on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - EBSCO
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of EBSCO records that display on the first page of search results (using the EBSCO deep search adaptor).
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - WorldCat
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of WorldCat records that appear on the first page of search results (using the WorldCat deep search adaptor).
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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First Page Results - Other
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A measurement field that tracks the average percentage of records from other sources (such as locally-defined deep search adaptors or MetaLib) that display on the first page of search results.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
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Rank
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The unique search string rank, which is based on the amount of repeating searches and the number of results. This field can be useful for sorting purposes.
This field has a unique number sequence from 1 to 500 only when the User Group, Active Tab, and Primo View parameters are included. Otherwise, you may see more searches with the same ranking.
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Sign-in
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The number of times an action was taken when the user was signed in.
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On Campus
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A measurement field that tracks the number of times an action was taken from a user who was on campus.
This field is available with the November 2015 release.
Users are considered on-campus if they are signed in and within the defined IP range for the institution. For more details, see Configuring IP Ranges for a Library.
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Primo View
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An attribute field that stores the view in which the action was performed.
This attribute is available with the July 2015 release. Actions that predate this release do not have this attribute. |
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Active Tab
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An attribute field that stores the tab in which the action was performed.
This attribute is available with the November 2015 release. Actions that predate this release do not have this attribute. |
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Search String
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The user’s query.
Some characters in search strings may prevent you from exporting reports, which include these characters, to formats such as Excel. If you encounter issues, please try another format such as CSV.
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User Group
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A search attribute field that indicates the user group of the user. New UI: Reports display the User Group codes that were received from the authentication system, not the mapping table used for the Classic UI. For users who have not signed in, the report displays the Guest user group.
Classic UI: The User Groups for Primo Analytics mapping table defines the user groups that display in the reports. A user's group is determined as follows:
For more details, see User Groups for Primo Analytics.
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Dates Table
The Popular Searches Subject Area displays only the Year and Month date options because the Popular Searches Subject Area data is collected and aggregated once a month.
The following table provides an example for each month format.
| Date Option | Example Format |
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| Year (date), Year, Year (desc) | Displays the year: 2017 |
| Month (date), Month (short desc) | Displays the month and year: Mar 2017 |
| Month (long desc) | Displays the full month name and year: March 2017 |
| Month (number) | Displays the month number: 3 (displays for March) |
| Week (date), Week (short desc) | Displays the month and first day of the week: Mar 13 |
| Week (long desc) | Displays the month, first day of the week, and year: Mar 13, 2017 |
| Months | Enables you to drill-down based on the following hierarchy: All Months, Year, and Month. |
Institutions Table
The following table lists the fields provided by the Institutions fact table.
| Field | Description |
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Primo Institution Code |
The institution's code. |
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Institution Name |
The institution's name. |
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Data Available As Of |
The date (UTC time zone) on which data became available. |
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Data Updated As Of |
The date (UTC time zone) on which the data was last updated. |