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Management logs

Management logs

Management logs show management activities that have occurred in your account.

Viewing management logs

  1. Click Log and Report > Management Logs.
  2. Click Filters.
  3. Select the filter(s).
  4. Click OK.

A management log entry contains the following data:

Column

Description

SOURCE

The source of the request, which can be either of the following:

  • application
  • FIC portal

TIMESTAMP

The date and time of the request.

Note: FIC captures the time of an event in UTC time, and then converts it to the client browser's local time zone, which is the time shown in the timestamp.

AMINISTRATOR

The authorized entity that made the request, which can be either of the following:

  • The serial number of FGT if the request was made from FGT.
  • The username of the FIC user if the request was made from the FIC portal.

ACTION

The type of action.

RESOURCE

The t of an action. For example, who or what is changed?

Note: If the subject is an end user, it includes the account to which the user belongs.

STATUS

The status of a management event.

REALM

The realm involved in the event.

DETAILS

View log details.

Filtering logs by date and time

This option enables you to display logs for the period of time you specify.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, choose the start date and time and the end date and time.
  2. Click Filter.

Filtering logs by user

This option enables you to filter the logs by username (email address).

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click User.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a username.

Filtering logs by action

This option allows you to filter logs by action.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Action.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select an action.

Filtering logs by status

This option allows you to filter logs by status.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Status.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a status.

Filtering logs by realm

This option allows you to filter logs by realm ID.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Realm.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a realm ID.

Filtering logs by subject

This option allows you to filter logs by subject.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Subject.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a subject.

Filtering logs by subject ID

his option allows you to filter logs by subject ID.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Subject ID.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a subject ID.

Sorting the log table

You can sort the log entries in the table by clicking any of the column headers, namely:

  • Source
  • Timestamp
  • Administrator
  • Action
  • Subject

Management logs

Management logs

Management logs show management activities that have occurred in your account.

Viewing management logs

  1. Click Log and Report > Management Logs.
  2. Click Filters.
  3. Select the filter(s).
  4. Click OK.

A management log entry contains the following data:

Column

Description

SOURCE

The source of the request, which can be either of the following:

  • application
  • FIC portal

TIMESTAMP

The date and time of the request.

Note: FIC captures the time of an event in UTC time, and then converts it to the client browser's local time zone, which is the time shown in the timestamp.

AMINISTRATOR

The authorized entity that made the request, which can be either of the following:

  • The serial number of FGT if the request was made from FGT.
  • The username of the FIC user if the request was made from the FIC portal.

ACTION

The type of action.

RESOURCE

The t of an action. For example, who or what is changed?

Note: If the subject is an end user, it includes the account to which the user belongs.

STATUS

The status of a management event.

REALM

The realm involved in the event.

DETAILS

View log details.

Filtering logs by date and time

This option enables you to display logs for the period of time you specify.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, choose the start date and time and the end date and time.
  2. Click Filter.

Filtering logs by user

This option enables you to filter the logs by username (email address).

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click User.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a username.

Filtering logs by action

This option allows you to filter logs by action.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Action.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select an action.

Filtering logs by status

This option allows you to filter logs by status.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Status.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a status.

Filtering logs by realm

This option allows you to filter logs by realm ID.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Realm.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a realm ID.

Filtering logs by subject

This option allows you to filter logs by subject.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Subject.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a subject.

Filtering logs by subject ID

his option allows you to filter logs by subject ID.

  1. In the upper-left corner of the page, below the Start date and End date filter, click Subject ID.
  2. From the drop-down menu, select a subject ID.

Sorting the log table

You can sort the log entries in the table by clicking any of the column headers, namely:

  • Source
  • Timestamp
  • Administrator
  • Action
  • Subject