Overview
Provides visibility into engagement activity specifically for assets within an Explore direct-to-student subscription model.
Key Questions This Dashboard Answers
How are students engaging with the assets in my direct-to-student subscriptions?
Which titles in my active subscriptions are seeing the most – or the least – usage?
Where geographically are students engaging with my assets?
How to Use This Dashboard
Guidance for navigating and getting value from this dashboard.
Set your filters first – Use Engagement Date Range (defaults to Last 7 Days) and Subscription Start Date to scope results. Use Subscription ID or Asset VBID to focus on specific subscriptions or assets and Distributor, Distributor Country or Asset Publisher to narrow down by channel or region.
Read the tiles – Page Views by Country and Page Views by Institution give geographic and institutional breakdowns; the Top Five Assets and Unused Assets tiles surface titles at either engagement extreme.
Take action – Use the Unused Assets tile to identify titles that may need promotion and the Top Five Assets tile to see which titles are driving the most engagement.
💡 Tip: An 'add/drop' Subscription Code Type only means a student activated the asset during the add/drop period; it doesn't indicate whether the student ultimately kept or dropped the course. |
Filters
Filter Name |
Description |
Required? |
Default Value |
Applies To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Engagement Date Range |
Date range for when engagement took place |
No |
Last Seven Days |
N/A (single view) |
Subscription ID |
Subscription VBID |
No |
None specified |
N/A (single view) |
Asset VBID |
Manage VBID of the asset activated by the end user |
No |
None specified |
N/A (single view) |
Distributor |
Name of the company that distributed the code (Manage Company Name) |
No |
None specified |
N/A (single view) |
Distributor Country |
Country where the distributor is located (two-character code) |
No |
None specified |
N/A (single view) |
Asset Publisher |
Publisher of the asset (Manage Company Name) |
No |
None specified |
N/A (single view) |
Subscription Start Date |
The date a subscription was activated |
No |
Last Seven Days |
N/A (single view) |
Dashboard Tiles
Tiles are numbered top to bottom, left to right.
Tile Name |
tab |
Visualisation Type |
Description |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page Views by Country (Year to Date) |
N/A |
Map |
World heatmap of total pages viewed by country for the current year (to date), based on the institution's country of origin. |
| 2 | Page Views by Institution (Year to Date) |
N/A |
Pie Chart |
Page views broken out by institution for the current year (to date). |
| 3 | Top 5 Assets in Active Subscriptions (by User Count) |
N/A |
Table |
The five titles in active subscriptions with the highest unique-user count. Recalculates as data flows in, so the ranking can shift over time. |
| 4 | Unused Assets in Active Subscriptions |
N/A |
Table |
Titles in active subscriptions with no users or page views to date. Recalculates as data flows in. |
Fields & Metrics
All fields used across this dashboard, listed alphabetically.
Field Name |
Description |
Data Type |
Example Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Asset Code |
Bookshelf code for the asset |
text |
ABC1234567 |
Asset End Date |
Date when the asset expires |
Date |
2027-02-28 |
Asset Item Name |
Name of the asset activated by the end user |
text |
Sample Title |
Asset Page Count |
Number of pages in the asset (where available) |
Number |
320 |
Asset Publisher |
Publisher of the asset (Manage Company Name) |
text |
Sample Publisher Co. |
Asset Start Date |
Date when the asset was activated |
Date |
2026-09-01 |
Asset VBID |
Manage VBID of the asset activated by the end user |
text |
0-00-000000-0 |
Bookmarks (Overall) |
Total number of bookmarks an end user created |
Number |
42 |
Distributor |
Name of the company that distributed the code (Manage Company Name) |
text |
Sample Distributor Co. |
Distributor Country |
Country where the distributor is located (two-character code) |
text |
GB |
Highlights (Overall) |
Total number of highlights an end user created |
Number |
17 |
Notes (Overall) |
Total number of notes an end user created |
Number |
9 |
No. of Sessions |
Total number of Bookshelf sessions of the activated asset (by end user) |
Number |
4 |
Page Prints (Overall) |
Total number of pages an end user printed |
Number |
3 |
Page Views (Overall) |
Number of pages viewed (cumulatively) by the end user. E.g., a 20-page asset viewed five times each reflects a Page Views (Overall) of 100. |
Number |
100 |
Searches (Overall) |
Total number of searches an end user performed |
Number |
24 |
Session Length (Seconds) |
Total amount of time (in seconds) the user spent in the asset |
Number |
3600 |
Subscription Code |
Bookshelf code for the subscription |
text |
CODE-0000000000 |
Subscription Code Type |
Intended use for the Bookshelf code |
text |
subscription_content |
Subscription End Date |
Date when the subscription ends |
Date |
2026-12-31 |
Subscription ID |
Subscription VBID |
text |
SUB-000000000 |
Subscription Start Date |
Date when the subscription begins |
Date |
2025-01-01 |
User GUID |
Unique identifier that represents the user that accessed the content |
text |
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why does a subscription show an 'add/drop' Subscription Code Type for a student who I know dropped the course?
A: The add/drop code type only indicates that the asset was activated during the add/drop period. It does not track whether the student ultimately kept or dropped the course.
Q: Why doesn't this dashboard show engagement further back than the last two years?
A: The dashboard is limited to the current year to date plus the previous two full years to keep the report performant; engagement data outside of that window is not included.
Q: Why do I only see subscriptions and assets for my own company?
A: The access filter automatically scopes the dashboard to subscriptions and assets owned by your Publisher company ID in Manage.