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Monitoring Microsoft Outlook

Monitoring Microsoft Outlook

You will have to download the profiles from here: Download Desktop agent software

And then import them to the UXM system: Managing Desktop profiles

Note that profiles are depending on language, these profiles supports the English and Danish Outlook version and will have to be customized to support other languages.

 

Profiles

Launch

Measures how long time it takes to launch the Outlook 2013 / Outlook 2016 desktop app.

 

Start events:

ActionDescription
processLaunchStarts monitoring when the process outlook.exe is launched. 

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectNameChangeStops monitoring when a window with a title that ends with " - Outlook" is seen.

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
processLaunchDiscards the result if another outlook.exe process is launched, only measures the last successful launch.

 

New Mail

Measures how long time it takes from clicking on "New email" icon and until windows shows where user can write the email.

 

Start events:

ActionDescriptionImage
KeyPressStarts monitoring when Shit + Ctrl + M is pressed on Keyboard.
KeyPressStarts monitoring when Ctrl + N is pressed on Keyboard and we are inside the Mail section.
LeftMouseClickStarts monitoring when "New Email" or "Email" button is clicked.

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectShowStops monitoring when a window with a title that contains "Untitled - Message (" is seen.mceclip3.png

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
All start eventsDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "New Email" action.
If mouse or Keyboard is pressed.Discards the result if the Keyboard or Mouse is pressed, only measures the last successful "New Email" action.

 

Open Address Book

Measures how long time it takes from clicking on Button that opens "Global Address List" and until window is shown with users.

 

Start events:

ActionDescriptionImage
LeftMouseClickPress Address book from main outlook window, top menu.mceclip4.png
LeftMouseClickPress Add Attendees from new meeting windowmceclip5.png
LeftMouseClickPress to, cc, bcc, from within a new mail or meetingmceclip6.png

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectShowStops monitoring when a window with a title that contains "Global Address List" is seen.mceclip7.png

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
All start eventsDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "Open Calendar" action.
If mouse or Keyboard is pressed.Discards the result if the Mouse is pressed, only measures the last successful "Calendar - Outlook" action.

 

Open Calendar

Measures how long time it takes from clicking on "Calendar" icon and until windows shows with users calendar.

 

Start events:

ActionDescriptionImage
LeftMouseClickPress Calendar from main outlook window, bottom links.mceclip2.png
LeftMouseClickPress Calendar from new appointment window.mceclip3.png
LeftMouseClickPress Calendar from new appointment window.mceclip1.png

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectShowStops monitoring when a window with a title that contains "Calendar - Outlook" is seen.mceclip1.png

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
All start eventsDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "Open Calendar" action.
If mouse or Keyboard is pressed.Discards the result if the Mouse is pressed, only measures the last successful "Calendar - Outlook" action.

 

Open Contacts

Measures how long time it takes from clicking contacts and until the window is shown.

Start events:

ActionDescriptionImage
LeftMouseClickPress Persons from main outlook window, bottom links.mceclip11.png

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectShowStops monitoring when the contacts window is displayedmceclip12.png

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
All start eventsDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "Open Calendar" action.
If mouse or Keyboard is pressed.Discards the result if the Mouse is pressed, only measures the last successful "Calendar - Outlook" action.

 

Preview Mail

Measures how long time it takes from selecting email and until it's displayed in the preview window.

Start events:

ActionDescriptionImage
LeftMouseClickClick on mail in the mail table view.mceclip8.png
KeyPressPress Up/Down arrow on keyboard in the mail table view.mceclip8.png
LeftMouseClickPress Calendar from new appointment window.mceclip9.png

Complete events:

ActionDescriptionImage
ObjectValueChangeStops monitoring when the new mail is displayed in the Preview area. (Subject, From, To objects change value)mceclip10.png

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
All start eventsDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "Open Calendar" action.
If mouse or Keyboard is pressed.Discards the result if the Mouse is pressed, only measures the last successful "Calendar - Outlook" action.

 

UBA - LeftMouseClick

Monitors all mouse clicks in the application and gathers name of clicked element and Window Title, this is used for "User Behavior Analysis" to figure out what users are using in the application and how much time they spend working in it.

Please note that the measured response time is very small, the PC Agent waits for the first ObjectShow, ObjectNameChange or ObjectFocus event that happend, you will have to create profiles for each Transaction you want to monitor and get the Real User Experience from.

 

Start events:

ActionDescription
LeftMouseClickStarts monitoring when the user does a LeftMouse click in the Outlook application.
Capture what what clicked on and use as Identifier in Splunk.
Capture Window Title and use as Title in Splunk.

Complete events:

ActionDescription
ObjectShow, ObjectNameChange or ObjectFocusStops monitoring when a ObjectShow, ObjectNameChange or ObjectFocus event happens.

 

Incomplete events:

ActionDescription
LeftMouseClickDiscards the result if the start events are seen again, only measures the last successful "LeftMouseClick" action.