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Desktop Discovery Metrics

Desktop Discovery calculates App Productive Time, App Non-Productive Time, and Uncategorized App Time using page activity duration as the primary source for time calculations, providing a more accurate representation of user activity.

Desktop Discovery Metrics Standalone

Metric Name	description	calculation logic	Primary Source object
Productive Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites categorized as “Productive.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name =‘Productive’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
Non-Productive Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites categorized as “Non-Productive.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name = ‘Non-Productive’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
Uncategorized App Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites that were uncategorized or categorized as “Uncategorized.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION _ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name =‘Uncategorized’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
Total Time	The time a user is logged in to their machine within the same calendar day. It’s the sum of the time the user spends in applications, idle, and locked.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ SECONDS	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
% Productive	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Productive.”	Productive Time/Total Time	Productive Time, Total Time metrics
% Non-Productive	he percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Non-Productive.”	Non-Productive Time/ Total Time	Non-Productive Time, Total Time metrics
% Uncategorized	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Uncategorized.”	Uncategorized App Time/Total Time	Uncategorized AppTime, Total Time metrics
App Idle Time	The total duration, in seconds, between two database entries for the same aggregated application, when the time between entries exceeds the application’s idle threshold.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_IDLE_SECONDS field + DESKTOP_GAP_IDLE_SECONDS field	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT
App Lock Time	The time, in seconds, between a lock action and the following unlock action.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_LOCK_SECONDS + DESKTOP_GAP_LOCK_SECONDS fields	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT
%Idle Time	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent in an idle state.	App Idle Time / Total Time	App Idle Time, Total Time metrics

Desktop Discovery Metrics Native

Metric Name	description	calculation logic	Primary Source object
App Productive Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites categorized as “Productive.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_PAGE_ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name =‘Productive’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_PAGE_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
App Non-Productive Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites categorized as “Non-Productive.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_PAGE_ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name = ‘Non-Productive’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ PAGE_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
Uncategorized App Time	The time a user spends on applications or websites that were uncategorized or categorized as “Uncategorized.”	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_PAGE_ACTIVITY_DURATION_SECONDS field where Application_Category_Name =‘Uncategorized’	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ PAGE_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
Total Desktop Time	The time a user is logged in to their machine within the same calendar day. It’s the sum of the time the user spends in applications, idle, and locked.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_SECONDS field (including system events)	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ PAGE_ACTIVITY_FACT, APPLICATION_CATEGORY_DIM
% App Productive	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Productive.”	App Productive Time / Total Desktop Time	App Productive Time, Total Time metrics
% App Non-Productive	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Non-Productive.”	App Non-Productive Time/ Total Desktop Time	App Non-Productive Time, Total Time metrics
% Uncategorized App Time	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent on applications or websites categorized as “Uncategorized.”	Uncategorized App Time / Total Desktop Time	Uncategorized App Time, Total Time metrics
Desktop Idle Time	The total duration, in seconds, between two database entries for the same aggregated application, when the time between entries exceeds the application’s idle threshold.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_IDLE_SECONDS field + DESKTOP_GAP_IDLE_SECONDS field	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT
Desktop Lock Time	The time, in seconds, between a lock action and the following unlock action.	Sum of DESKTOP_APPLICATION_LOCK_SECONDS + DESKTOP_GAP_LOCK_SECONDS fields	DESKTOP_APPLICATION_ACTIVITY_FACT
% Desktop Idle Time	The percentage of a user’s total logged-on time spent in an idle state.	Desktop Idle Time / Total Desktop Time	Desktop Idle Time, Total Desktop Time metrics