Idle Exclusion List For Accurate Workforce Analytics

Ensure accurate productivity analytics by excluding approved communication and upskilling apps and websites (e.g., Teams, Zoom, Meet, Coursera for training) from idle detection.

This way, active participation in meetings, calls, and training is never mislabeled as “idle.”

Track What Matters

Most monitoring systems rely only on keyboard and mouse activity. During meetings or trainings, participants may be engaged without interacting with their devices, creating false idle data.

Accurate tracking & cleaner insights

Eliminate false idle alerts

save time and prevent confusion

Simple, flexible configuration

Transparent & compliant

with privacy-first design

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The Challenge Today

Remote and hybrid teams often appear “idle” during calls because they aren’t typing or clicking, even while listening, presenting, or screen sharing.

This leads to:

False idle status during meetings and calls

Skewed productivity reporting & misleading trends

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Time wasted on unnecessary investigations

Lower trust in monitoring accuracy

The Solution: Idle Exclusion List

With BrowseReporter, you can define a trusted list of apps and websites that should never be treated as idle. During calls or training sessions, employee participation is recognized as productive engagement, not idle time.

Supported Engagement Types

Video & audio meetings: Teams, Zoom, Meet

Webinars & virtual training platforms

Approved e-learning & video sites

Creative & planning tools where deep focus may not involve constant typing

Smarter Tracking & Reporting

Enable Idle Exclusion

List in policy settings

Accurate Engagement

Reports show meeting and training time as engaged, not idle

Flexibility

Choose whether time is excluded from idle OR counted as active

Consistency

Standard 5 minute idle threshold keeps you aligned with industry norms

Trustworthy Data

Historical reports stay intact; new rules apply only after activation

Efficiency Gains

Reduces unnecessary investigations for HR and IT teams.

Compliance Ready

Supports organizations needing verifiable workforce analytics for audits and regulations.

Add Approved Apps & Sites

e.g., Teams.exe, Zoom.exe, meet.google.com (up to 100 can be added)

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Choose Exclusion Mode

idle only exclusion OR mark as active (non-idle)

Schedule Tracking

align exclusions with working hours

Review Reports

see clean analytics where meetings and trainings show as engaged

Available in BrowseReporter v11.0.2 and later

Ensure Privacy & Accurate Data

Privacy First Detection

Identifies when a microphone is enabled to confirm call participation, without recording any audio or content.

Covers Real World Scenarios

Works in cases like muted participants, conference room setups, and dial-in users.

Enterprise Confidence

Transparent documentation helps meet auditing and compliance requirements. 

Ready for more accurate Analytics?

Stop labeling engaged employees as “idle.” Deliver accurate insights, build trust, and save time.