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Login per Day Report: How to Track Daily User Activity

Summary

This guide explains how to access, create, and customize the Login per Day Report, including template configuration, generation options, and practical use cases for tracking daily user login activity within a specified date range.

Introduction

The Login per Day Report shows how many times each user logged into the system per day during a specified date range. The report displays dates as columns, with the number of logins for each user on each date. Whether you need to monitor user engagement, track login patterns, or identify inactive users, this report delivers the data you need. For a complete overview of the Reports section, refer to Reports: An Overview of the Reports Section in LMS.

Steps to Follow

How to Create a Custom Login per Day Report Template

The Report Generation tab contains predefined templates that come with your KnowledgeCity LMS, along with any custom templates you have previously created. If the default Login per Day template meets your needs, you can run it directly. To create a new custom template with specific fields and settings, follow the steps below.

  1. Navigate to Reports > New Report Template.

  2. From the Report type dropdown, select Login per day.

When you select Login per Day as the report type, the system automatically populates default fields, along with default template name, language, description, and title style, all of which you can customize to suit your needs.

  1. Configure your template:

Field

Description

Template name

Specify a unique name (e.g., "Q1 Login Activity")

Template language

Select the preferred language for report output

Description

Provide a brief description (up to 500 characters) to clarify the report's purpose

Title style

Format the report title using bold, italic, underline, font size, alignment, and title text and background color options

Include portal logo

Toggle to add your portal logo to the report output

Default Fields in This Report

  • Group: The user group the user belongs to.

  • User Name: The user's unique login identifier.

  • Date of Birth: The user's birth date.

You can modify these defaults or add additional fields to tailor the report to your requirements. For detailed descriptions of all available fields, refer to Report Fields: A Complete Reference Guide for All Reports.

  1. Customize columns using the rows adjustment section:

    • Click Add column to include additional fields.

    • Drag and drop columns to reorder if required.

    • Click the Edit button on any column to format, style, or add conditional rules.

    • Click the Delete button to remove columns.

For detailed instructions on managing columns, refer to Report Templates: How to Manage Columns with Rows Adjustment and Formatting.

  1. Click Save template.

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An example illustration of the New Report Template tab with Login per Day selected.

How to Generate the Login per Day Report

  1. Navigate to Reports > Report Generation.

  2. Locate your newly created Login per Day report template.

  3. Click Run report.

The Run report button opens a configuration window where you can set the following parameters before generating the report:

Option

Description

Group

Select which user group to include or All groups

Time Zone

Choose the time zone for date calculations

Date start / Date end

Set the reporting period for login activity

Include archived students

Toggle to include archived users in the report

  1. Click Create and proceed to the Reports tab, locate your report on the top of the list and click the Download button to export.

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An example illustration of the report generation popup showing all configuration options.

Example Use Cases

  • Monitor user engagement trends: Generate a report for a specific date range to see login patterns across your user base. Use this to identify peak usage or track engagement after training announcements.

  • Identify inactive users: Review the report to spot users with zero logins during the selected date range. This helps target follow-up communications or re-engagement campaigns.

  • Track login activity for compliance: For users required to complete training by a deadline, monitor their login activity to ensure they are actively accessing the platform.

Conclusion

You have successfully learned how to generate and customize the Login per Day Report. This report provides valuable insights into daily user login activity by showing how many times each user logged in within a specified date range. By creating custom templates with additional fields, you can efficiently track user engagement and identify login patterns across your organization.

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