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Management

Management logs capture management activities that have occurred on FTC.

To view management logs:
  1. On the main menu, click Logs>Management to open the management logs page.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the Filters button to open the Filters dialog.
  3. Select the filters of interest.
  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:

  • Auth Client
  • FTC portal

Timestamp

The date and time of the request.

Note: FTC 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.

Administrator

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 FTC user if the request was made from the FTC portal.

Action

The action of the request, which can be one of the following:

  • Create
  • Get
  • Modify

Subject

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

Note: If the subject is an FTC end-user, it should also include the account to which the user belongs.

Status

The status of a management event.

Customize log display

The Logs>Management page provides a number of tools for filtering, searching for, and sorting logs displayed onscreen.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Sort 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

View log details

You can click a log entry to open the Log Details pop-up, which shows details of the log.

Management

Management logs capture management activities that have occurred on FTC.

To view management logs:
  1. On the main menu, click Logs>Management to open the management logs page.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the page, click the Filters button to open the Filters dialog.
  3. Select the filters of interest.
  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:

  • Auth Client
  • FTC portal

Timestamp

The date and time of the request.

Note: FTC 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.

Administrator

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 FTC user if the request was made from the FTC portal.

Action

The action of the request, which can be one of the following:

  • Create
  • Get
  • Modify

Subject

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

Note: If the subject is an FTC end-user, it should also include the account to which the user belongs.

Status

The status of a management event.

Customize log display

The Logs>Management page provides a number of tools for filtering, searching for, and sorting logs displayed onscreen.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Filter 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.

Sort 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

View log details

You can click a log entry to open the Log Details pop-up, which shows details of the log.