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Song Usage Tracking
OpenLP gives you the ability to track all the songs that are displayed live or printed. Every time a song is displayed live or printed it will be logged. This is useful for CCLI or any other church copyright license that may require tracking or for your own personal use to know what songs you previously used.
Song Usage Tracking is listed under the menu item Tools --> Song Usage Tracking
You can start and stop tracking by using your keyboard F4 key, going to Tools --> Song Usage Tracking --> Toggle Tracking
or by using one of these buttons below creating_service.
Song usage
tracking is active.
Song
usage tracking is inactive.
Extract Tracking Data
Now that you have tracked the songs that were displayed or printed
you will want to access the information. Go to Tools --> Song Usage Tracking --> Extract Tracking Data
and you will be presented with dual calendars.
Select Date Range
The calendars on the left side and right side are what you use to select the beginning and end dates of your tracking information. Select the date you want to begin your tracking information on the left and end your tracking information on the right. Use the left and right arrows or click on the month or year and then select the day.
Report Location
Use this button
to choose the folder you want to save your tracking file in. Click OK and click OK again or Cancel at any time. This
saves your tracking log as "usage_detail<start
date>_<end date>.txt". You can open this file in any text
viewer or your spread sheet application.
The usage detailed report will be in the following format: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Seconds, Micro-seconds, Song title, Copyright, CCLI number, Author, Song (meaning a song was tracked), and if your song was Displayed or Printed.
Delete Extracted Data
When you do not need your previously saved data past a certain point
in time, you can delete it. Go to Tools --> Song Usage Tracking --> Delete Tracking Data
You will be presented with a single calendar. Select a date by using
the left and right arrows or click on the month or year and then select
the day. All tracking information prior to the date you selected will be
deleted. Click OK
to delete or Cancel if you change your mind.
Tip
Every time you display or print a song, whether for practice or
during a service, it will be logged if tracking is on. This could create
a lot of duplicate songs being logged. Toggle the tracking on and off,
as needed, at the bottom right under themes using these buttons.
Song usage
tracking is active.
Song
usage tracking is inactive.