Monitoring Search Usage Reports and Crawl Logs

Like any environment, SharePoint environments should be monitored for both statistical and operational activities. There are a number of usage reports available that can surface information regarding top searches and which query rules are hit. There are four main data sources to review:

• SharePoint Admin Center Classic Reports
• Office 365 SharePoint Site Usage Reports
• Office 365 SharePoint Activity Reports
• Crawl Logs

We'll take a look at each of these reporting areas and what they contain in this section.

SharePoint Admin Center Classic Reports

SharePoint Admin Center classic reports are traditional SharePoint reports. To view these reports, follow these steps:

1. Navigate...