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Accessing the auditing log

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Accessing the auditing log

  1. Click Logs > Admin Auditing.
  2. Click a row to view the entire list of changes in Audit Details.
  3. Click the name of the item that was changed to open a dialog displaying all changes that have been made to the item.
Settings

Field

Definition

Add Filter

Allows you to select a field from the current view to filter information. Select the field from the drop-down list, and then enter the information you wish to filter. See Filters.

Update

Displays the filtered data in the table.

Admin auditing

Date

The date and time when the change was made.

User ID

The user ID of the user who made the change.

The user ID appears as "CLI Tool" when changes are made using CLI tools.

Action

Shows whether the change involved adding, modifying, or deleting information.

Type

The type of item that was changed.

Name

The name of the item that was changed. Click the name to view a dialog containing all changes that have been made to the area.

Summary

The first four lines of what was changed on the specified date.

Audit Details

Displays all details of the change made to the item on the specified date. This information appears when you click a row representing a change in the Admin Auditing table.

Buttons

Export

Exports the data displayed to a file in the default downloads location. File types include CSV, Excel, PDF, or RTF. See Export data.

Accessing the auditing log

  1. Click Logs > Admin Auditing.
  2. Click a row to view the entire list of changes in Audit Details.
  3. Click the name of the item that was changed to open a dialog displaying all changes that have been made to the item.
Settings

Field

Definition

Add Filter

Allows you to select a field from the current view to filter information. Select the field from the drop-down list, and then enter the information you wish to filter. See Filters.

Update

Displays the filtered data in the table.

Admin auditing

Date

The date and time when the change was made.

User ID

The user ID of the user who made the change.

The user ID appears as "CLI Tool" when changes are made using CLI tools.

Action

Shows whether the change involved adding, modifying, or deleting information.

Type

The type of item that was changed.

Name

The name of the item that was changed. Click the name to view a dialog containing all changes that have been made to the area.

Summary

The first four lines of what was changed on the specified date.

Audit Details

Displays all details of the change made to the item on the specified date. This information appears when you click a row representing a change in the Admin Auditing table.

Buttons

Export

Exports the data displayed to a file in the default downloads location. File types include CSV, Excel, PDF, or RTF. See Export data.