M365 Changelog: We’re improving search usage reports with Microsoft Search

MC390405 – Search usage reports enable you to gain more understanding of how search functions and the value of Microsoft Search for your organization. The insights generated from these reports will empower you to take actions that will optimize the search experience and improve productivity for your organization. Microsoft is continuously adding new features and capabilities to help search administrators gain insights into the search usage within their organizations.

When this will happen:

These improvements to usage reporting will begin rolling out in mid-July and will be completed by early August.

How this will affect your organization:

There is no impact as a result of these improvements. 

New reports in this release will include: overall query volume, daily active users, average results position, click-thru rate, recent activity, queries by user action, occupation, and organization in addition to new answer and connection analytics.

Alongside these new reports Microsoft is also adding new details pages for queries, users, and connections with new filters and details.

What you need to do to prepare:

Review the Microsoft Search documentation for usage reports at Microsoft Search Usage Reports.

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