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Blackline Safety Device Usage Reports

Written by Kuno Creative | July 20, 2017

The Blackline Safety device usage report is designed to give visibility into how much each device is being used and by whom.

This guide will walk you through the 4 parts of the report:

  1. Users and devices with no usage for the report period
  2. Usage data by account
  3. Data sorted by days used
  4. Data sorted by average daily use

Users and devices with no usage for the report period

This table breaks down what devices had no usage for the reporting period, who they are assigned to and what account they are in. Usage is determined by the amount of time the device is connected to the network.

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Usage data by account

This table has 5 parts:

  1. Account name. If you have several linked accounts or different emails, they will all be displayed in this section.
  2. Person who is assigned to the device
  3. Number of days the device was used during the reporting period. The default report period is one month, however this can be customized to your preferences.
  4. Total hours the device was used during the reporting period.
  5. Average daily use in hours during the reporting period.

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Data sorted by days used

This table has 4 parts:

  1. Person who is assigned to the device
  2. Number of days the device was used during the reporting period. This data organizes the table in ascending order. The more a device is used, the darker shade of green the cell is.
  3. Total hours the device was used during the reporting period
  4. Average daily use in hours during the reporting period

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Data sorted by average daily use

This table has 4 parts:

  1. Person who is assigned to the device
  2. Number of days the device was used during the reporting period
  3. Total hours the device was used during the reporting period. This data organizes the table in ascending order. The more a device is used, the darker shade of green the cell is.
  4. Average daily use in hours during the reporting period