View usage reports in SharePoint Server 2013

To view the Popularity Trends report for a site collection

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Site Collection Administrators group.
2. In the site collection, on the Settings menu, click Site Settings.
3. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Collection Administration section, click Popularity and Search Reports.
4. On the View Usage Reports page, in the Usage Reports section, click Usage.
5. In the message box, click Open to open the report in Excel, or click Save or Save as to save the report.
6. Click the tabs to view the usage report for the different usage event types.

To view the Popularity Trends report for a site

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Owners group.
2. In the site collection, on the Settings menu, click Site Settings.
3. On the Site Settings page, in the Site Administration section, click Popularity Trends.
4. On the View Usage Reports page, in the Usage Reports section, click Usage.
5. In the message box, click Open to open the report in Excel, or click Save or Save as to save the report.
6. Click the tabs to view the usage report for the different usage event types.

To view the Popularity Trends report for a library or list item

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Visitors group.
2. In the site collection, browse to the library or list that contains the item for which you want to view the Popularity Trends report.
3. Select the item that you want to view the Popularity Trends report for, and then do one of the following:
• For a library, click the FILES tab, and then, on the ribbon, click Popularity Trends.
• For a list, click the ITEMS tab, and then, on the ribbon, click Popularity Trends.