This glossary will help you understand the key metrics and terminology used in ActivTrak for BI - Potential False Activity Analysis. Understanding these concepts helps you investigate data quality issues and maintain accurate workforce analytics.
Definition
The specific action or description of a flagged event detected by ActivTrak's monitoring system.
Example
"Repetitive Activity Detected - artificial input pattern detected starting 9 minutes ago"
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The average length of time for each extended duration event flagged in the report. This metric helps you understand whether extended duration events are consistently long or vary significantly in length.
Calculation
Total Duration Minutes / Extended Events Count
The result shows the typical length of an extended duration event for a user or across your organization.
Example
Alexander has 551 extended duration events totaling 51,435 minutes during the analysis period.
Average Duration calculation:
- 51,435 / 551 = 93 minutes per event
In contrast, Abigail has just one extended event lasting 2,010 minutes, which calculates to "Infinity" in the report because the event exceeded the maximum tracking threshold or remained active beyond the analysis period.
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The timestamp showing exactly when an event occurred or was detected by the system. This information helps you investigate patterns, correlate events with actual work activities, and understand the timing of potential data quality issues.
Format
Timestamps appear in your local time zone and typically show: Month DD, YYYY at HH:MM AM/PM
Example
Your report shows these timestamps for Victoria:
- September 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM: First repetitive activity detection
- September 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM: Second repetitive activity detection
- September 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM: Extended duration event
When you investigate, you discover Victoria was testing a macro tool during the morning (explaining the two close timestamps) and then participated in a long video call in the afternoon (explaining the extended duration event). The Date & Time information helps you understand the sequence and context of these events.
You can use these timestamps to correlate events with calendar appointments, project deadlines, or system maintenance windows, to determine whether flagged activities represent legitimate work patterns.
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All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The total number of flagged events for a user during the selected time period. This comprehensive metric helps you identify users who may need closer investigation due to unusual activity patterns.
Example
During a quarterly data quality review, you examine event counts for your team:
- Alexander: 551 event count
- Victoria: 69 event count
- Harper: 67 event count
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
Activities that exceed defined time thresholds and may require investigation. These events can indicate applications left open but not actively used, automated processes running continuously, system anomalies, or testing scenarios.
Extended duration events help you identify when productivity data might be inflated by applications running in the background rather than active work.
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The number of times a user's activity exceeded the defined extended duration threshold during the selected time period. This metric helps identify users who frequently have applications open for unusually long periods.
Calculation
Count of all instances where user activity in a single application exceeded the configured time threshold
Example
During a two-week analysis period, your development team shows varying extended event patterns:
- Alexander: 551 extended events (averaging 93 minutes each)
- Scarlett: 84 extended events
- Harper: 67 extended events
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The number of instances where ActivTrak's detection systems flagged potentially artificial or automated input patterns for a user. These events indicate activities that may not represent genuine human work patterns and could affect the accuracy of productivity metrics.
Calculation
Count of all instances where the system detected repetitive activity patterns that suggest automated input, macro usage, or other non-human activity patterns
Example
During the last year of data collection, Victoria has 2 PFA events detected
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The name of the specific application window, document, or web page where an event was detected. This information helps you understand the context of flagged activities and determine whether they represent legitimate work or potential data quality issues.
Example
The Potential False Activities report shows these titles for Victoria's flagged events:
- "Guide to Getting Started with ActivTrak" - a Word document
- "Q3 Budget Review.xlsx" - an Excel spreadsheet
- "ActivTrak Dashboard - Chrome"
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
The cumulative time in minutes across all extended duration events for a user or group during the selected time period. This metric quantifies the total impact of extended duration activities on productivity data.
Calculation
Sum of the duration in minutes for all extended duration events
Example
Alexander's Extended Duration Events report shows:
- Extended Events Count: 551
- Total Duration Minutes: 51,435
- This represents approximately 857 hours (or about 107 eight-hour workdays) of extended duration activity
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)
Definition
Individual employees or contractors whose digital activity is being tracked through the ActivTrak agent software. In ActivTrak, a "User" typically corresponds to a specific person whose work habits, productivity, and application usage are monitored and analyzed within the platform.
Key Aspects of Users in ActivTrak
- Each user typically requires one license in the ActivTrak system
- Users are organized into teams for analysis and reporting
- User data forms the foundation for all productivity metrics
- Users can be assigned specific productivity benchmarks and goals
- User privacy settings can be configured according to organizational policies
Plan availability
All plans with ActivConnect API (Add-on)