Application identification

Applications in the SmartTime module are divided into two types:

•Windows programs;

•websites.

The SmartTime module treats Windows programs and websites as equal applications in terms of user activity. If any program has a desktop (e.g. winword.exe) and web (www.office.com) version, it is always treated as two different applications.

Windows applications

Each “Windows program” application has the following properties:

•Application detection date (date of the first time quantum of an activity connected with this application),

•Application name (friendly name displayed as the application title in the interface),

•File name (OriginalFileName),

•Product name (ProductName),

•Supplier name (Company).

The unique determinant of such an application is the combination of the OriginalFileName, ProductName and Company fields. This means that two programs with the same name of the executable file may be detected as two applications (if they differ, for example, in the “Company” field).

Websites

Each “website” application has the following properties:

•Date of application detection (date of the first activity connected with this application),

•Application name (friendly name displayed as the application title in the interface),

•Address (DNS name without “www” and without port or the IP address itself),

•Website titles (set of text values).

The unique determinant of such an application is the address only. This means that if any website uses different subdomains, each of them will be detected as a separate application. The information concerning protocol is automatically removed from the address.

Each user activity is matched to the application using the described unique determinant. If such an application does not yet exist in the system, a new one is automatically created.

The friendly application name is automatically retrieved from the executable file (for Windows programs) or from the most common site title (for websites).

Metadata

Metadata can be viewed by going to the Applications screen in the SmartTime module web interface. After clicking the gear icon next to the selected application, click Show metadata. The information concerning the application name, manufacturer and date of detection will be displayed: