Licensing

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops telemetry data elements

Metadata fields

Field Description Example
ClientTool This field isn’t in use. Not applicable
UploadUser This field isn’t in use. Not applicable
UTCDate Report generation time in UTC format. 2022-06-30T15:31:34Z
Date Indicates the upload bundle creation date. 06/30/2022 11:31:34
Product Identifies the upload bundle. LicenseServer.OnPremUsage
ProductVersion Indicates Manifest schema version. 1.0
ProductDeployUTCDate Denotes the time when the License Server is installed. 2022-03-21T00:00:00Z
GUID A unique identifier created during install and preserved during upgrade. This field is used to identify which uploads are from the same server. a5ae17c9-8a4a-4318-938f-a8c6da2aa2ef
UploadType Indicates if the license upload is manual or automatic. Auto
Ccid Indicates the Citrix Cloud Customer ID; only available with registered License Server. xaxddaily1
OrgID Indicates the Org ID, the installed licenses are tied to; only available with the registered License Server. 23456123
TotalFiles Indicates the total number of files in the upload bundle. 6
SerialNumbers → Serial → ID Represents the product code associated with the installed license. XDS_ADV_CCS
SerialNumbers → Serial → SADate Represents the CSS date associated with the installed license. 2023.1201
SerialNumbers → Serial → SN Identifies who is entitled to the product. eval1
File → Name Name of the uploaded file. ue_lt_1683864965.zip
File → UI Hash to indicate the integrity of the file. 4d14a58f98b1ae2e9d965b2980b67853cfcac7c76e655952bd056ad6dc7a80ae
File → EventStartTS Indicates the bundle data start time. 1697417241680
File → EventEndTS Indicates the bundle data end time. 1697430741834
File → OfferingType → Name Indicates the product. Broker
FilesUI Hash to indicate integrity of the bundle. 4d14a58f98b1ae2e9d965b2980b67853cfcac7c76e655952bd056ad6dc7a80ff
ManifestUI Hash to indicate integrity of the manifest. 4d14a58f98b1ae2e9d965b2980b67853cfcac7c76e655952bd056ad6dc7a8345
LSVersion Identifies the License Server version. 11.17.2.0 build 48000
DiskFreeMB Identifies the free disk space in megabytes. 357821
DiskTotalMB Identifies the total disk space in megabytes. 383070

Broker

Usage

Headers

Key Description Example
ver Indicates the version of the telemetry event. 1
id Indicates a unique identifier of the usage event. d4ce7919-5d80-44de-a8fa-102923fe0ead
type Indicates the event type used by Citrix Analytic Service to identify cloud usage events. SendBrokerTelemetryData
st Indicates the timestamp when the event is generated in Broker. 2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
prod
Identifies the originating product and deployment of the usage event.
XenDesktop.Broker (Cloud)
OnPrem.Broker (OnPrem)
prodVer Indicates the Citrix DaaS/Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops product version. 7.25.0.0

Payload

Field Description Example
TotalPublishedApps Indicates the total number of published Apps. 10
TotalPublishedDesktops Indicates the total number of published Desktops. 10
VDAs.Total Indicates the total number of VDAs. 10
VDAs.OSTypes Indicates the total number of VDAs by OS types such as Windows, Linux, and Mac. 10
VDAs.OSVersions Indicates the total number of by OS versions such as Windows 10, 11, 2022, 2019.     10
VDAs.HostingLocations.Azure Indicates the number of VDAs for each supported hosting locations such as Azure, AWS, GCP, Nutanix, VMWare, XenServer, and HyperV.




10




VDAs.HostingLocations.AWS
VDAs.HostingLocations.Nutanix
VDAs.HostingLocations.VMWare
VDAs.HostingLocations.XenServer
VDAs.HostingLocations.HyperV
VDAs.ProvisionedMethod.MCS Indicates the number of machines provisioned by Machine Creation Service (MCS). 10
VDAs.ProvisionedMethod.ManualOr3P Indicates the number of machines manually or 3P provisioned. 10
VDAs.SessionSupport.StaticSingle Indicates the number of machines statically assigned single session. 10
VDAs.SessionSupport.DynamicSingle Indicates the number of machines dynamically assigned single session. 10
VDAs.SessionSupport.Multi Indicates the total number of multi-session machines. 10
VDAs.RemotePCAccess.Windows Indicates the number of Remote PC Access machines by OS type (Win, Mac, Linux).

10

VDAs.RemotePCAccess.Linux
VDAs.RemotePCAccess.MacOS
VDAs.ActiveSessionRecordingAgents Indicates the number of VDAs with active session recording agents. 5
VDAs.Subscriptions Indicates the number of public cloud subscriptions of VDAs. 2
VDAs.LocationTypes Indicates the number of location types of VDAs. 2
AutoScale.DGWithAutoscaleEnabled Indicates the number of delivery groups with Autoscale Enabled. 2
AutoScale.TotalMachinesCtrlByAutoscale Indicates the number of machines controlled by autoscale. 5
AutoScale.VerticalAutoscaleEnabledByDGandSite Indicates the number of machines with Vertical Autoscale enabled by DG and Site. 2
AutoScale.TaggedBasedAutoscaledDG Indicates the number of tagged-based autoscaled delivery groups. 2
DeliveryGroup.TotalRebootSchedulesEnabled Indicates the number of delivery groups with Reboot Schedules enabled. 2
DeliveryGroup.Total Indicates the total number of delivery groups. 10
Policy.TotalPolicySets Indicates the number of policy sets. 3
Policy.TotalPolicies Indicates the number of group policies. 2
Policy.TotalPolicySettings Indicates the number of group settings. 2
PublishedPackageApps.AppVSingleAdmin Indicates the total number of packaged apps published in the AppV Single Admin mode. 2
PublishedPackageApps.AppVDualAdmin Indicates the total number of packaged apps published in the AppV Dual Admin mode. 2
PublishedPackageApps.Msix Indicates the total number of packaged apps published in the MSIX mode. 2
PublishedPackageApps.AppAttach Indicates the total number of packaged apps published in the AppAttach mode. 2
PublishedPackageApps.FlexApp Indicates the total number of packaged apps published in the FlexApp mode. 2

Session

Headers

Field Description Example
ver Indicates the version of the license usage event. 1
id Indicates a unique identifier of the usage event. d4ce7919-5d80-44de-a8fa-102923fe0ead
type Indicates the event type used by Citrix Analytic Service to identify cloud usage events. Cloud.Licensing
st Indicates the timestamp when the event is generated in Broker. 2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
prod
Identifies the originating product and deployment of the usage event.
XenDesktop.Broker (Cloud)
OnPrem.Broker (OnPrem)
prodVer Indicates Citrix DaaS or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops product version. 7.25.0.0
user



Identifies the User ID to uniquely identify a user initiating the session launch.



fullName: User-test
samName: CTXLAB\User-test
upn: User-test@test.com
userLicenseId: User-test@CTXLABS04
userSid: S-1-5-21-3711855558-820010554-2448362978-22222
tenant -> id Indicates the Customer ID of the Citrix Cloud account. For the on-premises deployment, this field is not applicable and has no value. joj1mh0598tj
dvc -> dvcId Indicates the device ID to uniquely identify a device from where the session launch is initiated. AE18C4D5
dvc -> dvcName Indicates the friendly name for the device. test’s PC

Payload

Field Description Example
appProtectionKeyLoggingRequired Indicates whether the session is launched with Key Logging Protection enabled. False
appProtectionScreenCaptureRequired Indicates whether the session is launched with Screen Capture Protection enabled. False
cspTenantCustomerId Indicates the Customer ID of a CSP tenant’s Citrix Cloud account. For the on-premises deployment, this field is not applicable and has no value. 6c2vtxgxyftt
isAnonymousUser Indicates whether an unauthenticated session is launched. False
licenseActivityTimeStamp Indicates the timestamp when the payload is generated. 2011-08-12T20:17:46.384Z
licenseActivityType Indicates the licensing event type. This field indicates if the licensing event type is for assignment or release action. Connect
licenseModel Indicates the license model of the deployment. UserDevice
productEdition Indicates the product edition of the deployment. Premium
productId Indicates the product ID of the product in the deployment. CAVDS
protocol Indicates the protocol used to launch the session. HDX
sessionKey Indicates a unique identifier for the session. uq390c5fc3-86eb-4df3-bd9a-f4a8fed2c9e2
sessionSupport Indicates the session support type. SingleSession
sessionType Indicates the session type. Application
ver Indicates the payload version. 1.3
workerSid Indicates a Unique identifier for the VDA used for the session. S-1-5-21-3711855558-820010554-2448362978-27640
isWindows365 Denotes if the session is launched for Windows 365. True
entitlementType Indicates the Customer’s license entitlement type. Production
siteId Indicates a unique identifier for the site. a35647d0-901c-4477-87e0-dcd781d455f4
desktopGroupId Indicates a unique identifier for the Desktop or Delivery Group. e9d859dc-1bfc-4b3e-bad3-41806bb4e694
clientType Indicates the Citrix Workspace app type. Windows
clientVersion Indicates the Citrix Workspace app version. 23.5.1.83
workerCloudType Indicates the public cloud type used for VDA provisioning. Azure
enabledFeatures Indicates the features that are enabled for the session. For example, in a session where AppProtectionScreenCaptureRequired and SessionRecording are enabled, the value of this field is 66. 66
launchRequestSource
Records the product that is used to request the launch. It can be either On-prem StoreFront or Cloud StoreFront.
0 (StoreFront or 3P)
1 (Workspace)
isEvents Indicates the critical failures in License Server. Unable to create ST Database.
heartBeatTime Indicates the License server heart beat time to CIS or Citrix Analytic Service. 1689058813
vdaTelemetry









Indicates the payload that is captured for App Layering, User Personalization Layer, User Profile management, Workspace Environment Management, and HDX features.









vdaTelemetry
SessionTelemetry
CPM_feature: 32
HDX1: 66
HDX2: 0
MachineTelemetry
AL_productVersion: 23.12.0.1001
UPL_isEnabled: 1
CPM_version: 22.3.4000
wem_enableMethod: 1
wem_agentVersion: 2402.1

Studio

Usage

Headers

Field Description Example
ver Indicates the version of the license usage event. 1
id Indicates a unique identifier of the usage event. 8c2e20a5-ca3f-4401-ad69-d037933c40a0
type Indicates the event type used by Citrix Analytic Service to identify cloud usage events Studio.Usage
st Indicates the timestamp when the event is generated in Studio. 2024-03-22T01:32:23.4056195Z
prod Identifies the originating product and deployment of the usage event. XenDesktop.Studio
prodVer Indicates the Citrix DaaS/Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops product version 7.42.0.0

Payload

Field Description Example
AdminLoginList Indicates the list of unique admins SamAccountName. The value is scrambled. {AdminLoginList: [UFMJ+JvXOTHO9mQDsOweiw= =]}
TotalApiRequests Indicates the API requests of the Orchestration service. {TotalApiRequests: 1000}
BackupCount Indicates the count of backup which operated by Studio admin. {BackupCount: 200}
RestoreCount Indicates the count of restore which operated by Studio admin. {RestoreCount: 20}

Director

Usage report

Headers

Field Description Example
ver Indicates the version of the license usage event. 1
id Indicates a unique identifier of the usage event. 8c2e20a5-ca3f-4401-ad69-d037933c40a0
type Indicates the event type used by Citrix Analytic Service to identify cloud usage events. Telemetry
st Indicates the timestamp when the event is generated in Studio. 2024-03-22T01:32:23.4056195Z
prod Identifies the originating product and deployment of the usage event. XenApp.Monitor
prodVer Indicates the Director product version. 7.42.0.0

Payload

Field Description Example
AdminLoginCount


This is a section of the payload which provides the count of admin logins.


type: AdminLogin
stats
          0: 1
                1: 7
FeatureUsageCount



This section of the payload has the count of big rock features used in Director.



  type: FeatureUsage
         stats
                 0: 15
                 1: 20
                 5: 10
OdataUsageCount








This section of the payload has the count of Odata API usage








type: OData_v3
         stats
                 0: 1
                 2: 7
                 5: 9
 type: OData_v4
        stats
                0: 1
                2: 8
                6: 7
AppUsage




Indicates the weekly usage metrics of the published applications.




type: AppUsage
    headers: applicationName,processName,totalDurationInMinutes
    period: 01/05/24-07/05/24
    values: [
        Calc_AWTSVDA-1907R,calc.exe,0.13,
        Notepad_AWTSVDA-1907R,notepad.exe,4]
UniqueAppUsers




Indicates the count of unique users along with total app launches in a month for published applications.




type: UniqueAppUsers
    headers: applicationName,totalLaunches,totalUniqueUsers
    period: 04/24
    values: [
        Calc_AWTSVDA-1907R,100,10,
        Notepad_AWTSVDA-1907R,200,20]
DesktopUsage



Indicates the weekly usage metrics of published desktops.



type: DesktopUsage
    headers: desktopGroupName,sessionSupport,totalDurationInMinutes
    period: 01/05/24-07/05/24
    values: [
        RdsDesktopAndAppGroup,1,10]
UniqueDesktopUsers



Indicates the count of unique users along with total launches in a month for published desktops.



type: UniqueDesktopUsers
    headers: desktopGroupName,totalLaunches,totalUniqueUsers
    period: 04/24
    values: [
        RdsDesktopAndAppGroup,10,5]
AvgLogonDuration



Indicates the average logon duration.



type: AvgLogonDuration
    headers: totalUserLogons, avgLogonDurationInSeconds
    period: 01/05/24-07/05/24
    values: [
        200,4]
CostSaved




Indicates the cost saved by the customer in a month.




type: CostSaved
    headers: hypervisor,costSaved,currency
    period: 04/24
    values: [
        1,221.02,1
        2,301.02,2]

Delegated Admin

Usage

Headers

Key Description Example
ver Indicates the version of the license usage event. 1
id Indicates a unique identifier of the usage event. 8c2e20a5-ca3f-4401-ad69-d037933c40a0
type Indicates the event type used by Citrix Analytic Service to identify cloud usage events. DelegatedAdmin.Usage
st Indicates the timestamp when the event is generated in Delegated Admin. 2024-03-22T01:32:23.4056195Z
prod
Identifies the originating product and deployment of the usage event.
XenDesktop.DelegatedAdmin (Cloud)
OnPrem.DelegatedAdmin (OnPrem)
prodVer Indicates the Citrix DaaS or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops product version. 7.42.0.0

Payload

Key Description Example
TotalCustomScopes Indicates the number of total custom scopes. 2
TotalCustomRoles Indicates the number of total custom roles. 4
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops telemetry data elements