ICAT usage statistics at ISIS

[Jay Rainey]

As unique queries are sent to ICAT from within Mantid, it is possible to use this information to extract usage statistics.

I have opted to use the my data query as it indicates how many scientists will be using ICAT within Mantid to specifically access their datafiles

  SELECT DISTINCT inves
  FROM Investigation inves
    JOIN inves.investigationUsers users
    JOIN users.user user
  WHERE user.name = :user
    ORDER BY inves.id DESC
  INCLUDE inves.investigationInstruments.instrument, inves.parameters
  LIMIT 0,100

Using this information, Tom has agreed to setup a job of some sort to obtain statistics of ICAT usage within Mantid. This will need to be discussed further with Tom, including:

1. Weekly or monthly statistics?
2. Where are they going to be stored? (Perhaps an automated email to mantid-developers?)
3. Block the Mantid office subnet (to prevent developers being added to stats, e.g. when testing).
4. Can we track IDS (external downloading & publishing) usage?

[Jay Rainey]

I did discuss this with Tom, and he mentioned that it was possible. Another discussing with Tom is required to push this forward.

[Nick Draper]

Moved to the backlog at the code freeze of R3.3

[Stuart Campbell]

This ticket has been transferred to github issue ​10074