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Prerequisites:

▪None.

 

Overview:

The audit trail is a means for the administrator to monitor the changes made to the system. Through this menu, then, it is possible to know who, when, where through, and what caused the change in status of the system information. According to the configurations performed, the audit trail may store relevant data, such as:

▪User who edited the information;

▪IP of the host that requested the information update;

▪Date and time of the information change;

▪Type and ID # of the object whose data was edited;

▪Attribute whose data was edited;

▪Executed operation (add, edit, or delete);

▪New and former values;

▪Value type.

▪If a countersign has been entered to perform the operation;

▪Reason entered when performing the operation (if any).

 

Specific buttons:

report

Click on this button to issue a report. Click on the arrow next to this button to check the report options available for the menu in question. This button also allows exporting the listing of the records displayed on the main screen to an Excel file, configuring a new report or associating an existing report, and viewing the parameters that may be used in the configuration of new reports.

3_quadrants

Click on this button to change the main screen layout to three quadrants. After selecting this option, the third quadrant displays the details of the record selected in the second quadrant.

2_quadrants

Click on this button to edit the layout of the main screen to two quadrants.

 

▪In the "Start" and "End" fields of the Period filter, select the dates that cover the period whose system operations you wish to view. In the "Time" field, select the hour interval in which the operations you wish to view were made in the previously defined period.

▪Use the fields in the General filter to locate the desired records through specific information. To use them, go to the Search filters panel and click on the addfilter button to add filters. The following fields are available:

oOperation: Expand the list and check the options that correspond to the operation (Add, Change, Delete or View) whose record you wish to view. Use the other buttons next to the field to check all available options and clear the checked options.

oStorage: Expand the list and check the options that correspond to the storage of the operation record log you wish to view: "Active logs" and/or "Logs in file".

oComponent: Expand the list and check the options that correspond to the SE Suite components in which the operations you wish to view were performed. If no option is selected, the system will present the results of all components purchased by the organization.

oUser: Select the user whose operations performed in the system you wish to view. Use the other buttons next to the field to fill it with the logged-in user data and clear it.

oScreen: Enter the name of the screen where the operation you wish to view was performed.

oID #: Enter the ID # for the screen in which the operation you wish to view was performed.

oIP Address: Enter the IP address of the machine through which the operation you wish to view was performed.

oHost: Enter the host address of the machine through which the operation you wish to view was performed.

oField: Select the table field in which the operation you wish to view was performed.

oOld value: Enter the value of the field before editing.

oNew value: Enter the value of the field after editing.

After entering the required filters, click on the SEARCH button in the 'Search filters' panel or press the ENTER key on your keyboard. The result will be displayed on the right-side of the view screen. For more details about the 'Search panel' and other search operations, see the "User Guide arrowrgrayy Views" section.