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The information on this page refers to License Statistics v5.14v6.13 and newer, which introduced ability to save the query after execution. If you are running an older version of License Statisticsusing a version previous to v6.13, see documentation for versions previous to v5.14. |
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You can query the database for additional usage data using the UI or at a command line, as described below. The reference to the MySQL database is stored in htdocs/application/data/sql/database_structure.sql.
Generating SQL reports using the UI
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- Log into License Statistics as an administrator.
Click Administration at the top of the License Statistics page. - From the Administration page, click the SQL Console tabSelect the SQL Console page under the Administration section in the left navigation pane.
- Enter your SQL query in the "Execute SQL Query" text box and click Execute to generate the report.
Query results appear in the area below the "Execute Query" text box.
The results will be returned in a grid only if you enter a query that returns data; e.g., eg. SELECT or SHOW. - If desired, click Save to save the query. A dialog will allow you to name the query. You can also edit the query if needed by changing the entry in the SQL Query edit box.
- After saving the query, it will be available from the Saved Queries grid.
Exporting query data
You can export the data returned from the query by clicking on one of the options under Save As at the bottom right of the Query Results grid. For example, you may want to view the report in Excel or PDF so you can include it in a report or presentation. See Downloading License Statistics data for more information about obtaining data in various formats.
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Use caution when running queries that use UPDATE or DELETE keywords, because using these keywords can cause data loss or corruption. |
Saving a query
You can save SQL queries under the Saved Reports area so that you can easily run the query in the future.
To save a query for future use:
- Click Add New under the Saved Reports area.
- Enter a name for your report in the Report Name field.
- Enter the SQL query in the SQL query field.
- Click Save to save the query.
- To run the saved query, click the Run icon in the Action column for that query. The query appears in the SQL Query area.
- Click Execute to submit the query.
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The default query limit is 1000 rows. It can be overwritten using LIMIT keyword in the SQL statement. |
Running a SQL query from a command line
To run a SQL query from a command line:
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If needed, it's possible to execute custom SQL statements from the command line. To do so use the procedure described on the Running a custom SQL script page.