Accessing audit events
Complete logging of all events is maintained in the repository. Audit reports may be either user-driven or object-driven.
User-driven reports are available in the Manage Users page.
Object-driven reports are available in the History tab of any object, and the repository as a whole has a History tab as well.
Additionally, audit logs may be downloaded using the REST API.
The object based UI logs include:
- Date/Time
- User
- Object and Context
- Event Type
- Description including IP Address
The following table presents the different types of event, their meaning and how to access them.
| Event type | The event is added when | Where to find the audit event |
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| New / Created | you create a repository object or a version of an object, such as a folder, model, configuration, glossary, physical data model, semantic mapping or data mapping. | History tab of the newly created repository object or version |
| you create a glossary object, such as a category or term, or a physical data model object, such as a schema, table, view, column, or primary key. | History tab of the glossary model, physical data model or newly created object | |
| you create a user, group, data class, custom attribute, collection, worksheet or dashboard. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. | |
| Add / Added child | you create a repository object, such as a folder or model content.
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| you move a repository object such as a folder or model content from one folder <f1> to another folder <f2>. The repository object becomes a child of <f2>. | History tab of the destination folder <f2> | |
| Delete / Deleted | you delete a repository object, such as a folder, model content or version. |
History tab of the folder where the deleted folder or model
content was in History tab of the model content where the deleted version used to belong to |
| you remove a folder or model from a configuration. | History tab of the configuration version in Repository Manager | |
| you delete a glossary object, such as a category or term, or a physical data model object, such as a schema, table or view. | History tab of the glossary model or physical data model | |
| you delete a user, group, data class, custom attribute, collection, worksheet or dashboard. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. | |
| Delete / Removed child | you delete a repository object, such as a folder or model content from a folder, or delete a version from a model content. |
History tab of the folder where the deleted folder or model
content was in History tab of the model content where the deleted version used to belong to |
| you move a repository object such as a folder or model content from one folder <f1> to another folder <f2>. | History tab of the source folder <f1> | |
| Move | you move a repository object such as a folder or model content from one folder <f1> to another folder <f2>. | History tab of the repository object being moved |
| Set attribute | you update an attribute of a repository object, such as a folder, model content or version. It can be the name, description, import options or naming standards. | History tab of the repository object being updated |
| you update an attribute of an object, such as the name, description or business name. | History tab of the object being updated or the model that the object belongs to | |
| you update a user or group. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. | |
| Set custom attribute | you set a custom attribute on an object. | History tab of the object |
| Comment | you enter a comment during another event, such as workflow transition or setting attribute. | History tab of the object |
| Link | you import a new model version and set the new version as the default version of a model content | History tab of the external content |
| you create a relationship from one glossary term <term1> to another glossary term <term2>. | History tab of the glossary term <term1> | |
| you add a user into a group or set a default configuration to a group | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. | |
| Unlink | you remove a relationship from one glossary term <term1> to another glossary term <term2>. | History tab of the glossary term <term1> |
| you remove a user from a group or clear the default configuration on a group | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. | |
| Workflow transition | you perform a workflow action which changes the status of the term. | History tab of the glossary term |
| Authentication | you log in successfully, fail to log in, log out successfully, or your session is expired due to inactivity. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. |
| Operation | you start an operation. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. |
| Configuration | you list a configuration content or trace lineage in a configuration. | History tab of the configuration version |
| Remove / Removed custom attribute | you remove a custom attribute from an object. | History tab of the object |
| Assign / Assigned | you assign a domain to a column of a physical data model. | History tab of the column |
| Unassign / Unassigned | you clear the domain on a column of a physical data model. | History tab of the column |
| Granted security role | you assign a security role to a custom attribute or repository object or assign a workflow role to a glossary category. |
History tab of the repository object or category You can also generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. |
| Revoked security role | you remove a security role from a custom attribute or repository object or remove a workflow role from a glossary category. |
History tab of the repository object or category You can also generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. |
| Added steward | you assign a steward to a repository object or to a glossary term. | History tab of the repository object or glossary term |
| Removed steward | you remove a steward from a repository object or from a glossary term. | History tab of the repository object or glossary term |
| Added attachment | you add an attachment to an object. | History tab of the object |
| Removed attachment | you remove an attachment from an object. | History tab of the object |
| Edited | you update a data class, collection, worksheet or dashboard. | You can generate a CSV file by selecting a user in Manage Users then clicking Download user audit log. |
| you update a certification, endorsement, warning or comment of a metadata element. | History tab of the object | |
| Added | you add a label, data class, certification, endorsement, warning or comment to a object. | History tab of the object |
| Removed | you remove a label, data class, certification, endorsement, warning or comment from a object. | History tab of the object |
Accessing the History tab or the Manage Users page depends on your license and roles.