We have a SharePoint 2013 on-premises server. and the users have reported that the "Popularity Trends" report will always be empty:-
so i read this link @ https://briantjackett.com/2013/08/26/powershell-script-to-workaround-no-data-in-sharepoint-2013-usage-reports/ and when i run the proposed script:-
> $aud = Get-SPUsageDefinition | where {$_.Name -like "Analytics*"}
> $aud | fl
> $prud = Get-SPUsageDefinition | where {$_.Name -like "Page Requests"}
> $prud | fl
I got False for the "EnableReceivers", as follow:-
also when i checked Central admin > Application management > Manage Service Application > "Usage and Health Data Collection Service Application", i found that it is started as follow:-
so not sure what is going on? the problem that the fix on this link https://briantjackett.com/2013/08/26/powershell-script-to-workaround-no-data-in-sharepoint-2013-usage-reports/ is not an official fix, and i am afraid of running it... so can anyone advice why our "Popularity Trends" always show 0 views..