Audit Log

When a Workbench user or system component performs an activity, it is recorded in the Audit Log. These events are informational in nature, for example:

  • The Workbench from an IP address connects to the node
  • A project has been started
  • A trigger has been started
  • Messages have been pruned (deleted) from the Exceptions Log and Audit Log

The Exceptions Log and Audit Log are managed to a set size by the system. When that size is reached, older entries are automatically deleted.

Viewing the Audit Log

To view a node's Audit Log, do the following:

  1. From the Workbench left hand pane, expand the node whose log information you want to view.
  2. Click Logs & Reports.
  3. From the right hand pane, click Audit Log tab.
    The Audit Log tab details include:
    1. The Date columns indicates the date of the log message.
    2. The Time Column indicates the time of the log message.
    3. The User column indicates the user logged on to the Workbench or the system component that initiated the activity.
    4. The Component column indicates the component that logged the entry.
    5. The Message column describes the activity.
  • From the bottom of the Audit Log tab, click Refresh to view recent entries.
  • The columns are reordered by dragging and dropping them to their new position. The entries are sorted by clicking on a column heading.

Filtering the Audit entries

The Filter section allows the selection of filter criteria to limit the number of entries that are displayed.

The From Date, To Date, Users, and Component parameters list the selections that are available from the entries in the Audit Log. The Message Contains parameter allows free form text filtering.
After making the selections from these parameters, select the Apply Filter button to apply the filter to display only the entries that match the filter criteria. The Clear Filter button clears all selections and displays all entries.

The Limit messages loaded parameter at the lower right portion of the window indicates the number of entries to display. This can be useful if the node is accessed over a slow connection and only a limited number of the most recent entries are of interest.

Audit Log function buttons

The Audit Log tab buttons at the bottom of the window provide the following functions:

  • Export - makes a copy of all of the entries for writing to a text file on the Workbench's computer.
  • Clear Log - removes all entries from the Audit Log file.
  • Refresh - refreshes the window to include any recent entries.
Related Topics

Automated Log Export