Statistics on the use of webPDF

Statistics and billing analysis

With webPDF, you get a comprehensive record of all web service operations. The data generated daily can also be used for individual statistical evaluations.

Data logging via XML​

webPDF logs all web service operations each day and stores them as XML log files on the system.

In addition to standard values, webPDF also allows custom values (for example customer-specific or call-specific data) to be written during processing. This additional information is also stored in the logs.

The stored data can then be evaluated and processed with suitable tools. This makes both standard and custom fields useful for later statistical analysis and internal accounting.

Advantages of XML documents​

Because log data is stored as XML documents, it can be processed easily by many tools. Standard reporting and data-analysis tools, including Excel, can import XML files for further processing.

The data structure is defined by an XSD schema (http://schema.webpdf.de/1.0/log/billing), which also makes integration into other applications straightforward.

Examples of analysis options​

Each XML entry contains information such as timestamp, operation type, operation duration, input/output format, and document size. Even this standard data enables useful analyses, for example:

  • How often was a specific web service called?
  • How many documents were processed in a defined time period?
  • What was the conversion time for individual files?
  • How do conversions distribute across input formats?

Internal company evaluation​

If XML entries are enriched with your own data, you can evaluate, for example, how many conversions were executed per department and use this for internal cost allocation.

For companies with high conversion volume, additional metrics from XML logs can be valuable, such as:

  • average document size
  • average conversion time
  • peak usage periods

These insights can help optimize operations and support internal billing processes.

Technical documentation​

Technical information is available in the user manual:

https://portal.webpdf.de/webPDF/help/doc/en/server_billing.htm