Search audit

The Search Audit feature lets you search and view audit trails. You must have View Audit extended privileges to search for and view existing audit trails.

To search and view audit trails:

  1. Connect to the repository and navigate to Administration > Audit Management.

    The Audit Management list page is displayed.

  2. Click Search Audit.

    The Search Criteria page is displayed.

  3. Enter the search criteria, as described in Table 6.3.

  4. Click OK.

    The audit trails matching the DQL query or selection criteria are displayed.

    You can sort the audit trails by clicking the Object Name, Event Name, User Name, or Date Created column.

  5. To view the properties of an audit trail, select the audit trail, then click View > Properties > Info.

  6. To return to the Audit Management list page, click the Audit Management link at the top of the page.

Table 6.3. Audit search properties

FieldDescription

Search By

Indicates whether to use the criteria specified on the search page or a DQL query to search for the audit trail.

Do one of the following:

  • Select the Search criteria defined below option and enter the search criteria.

  • Select the DQL option and enter a DQL query in the Where Clause field. Click OK to display the query results.

Events

Restricts the search by events. Click Select and select one or more events and click OK.

Object Name

Restricts the search by object names. Select Begins With, Contains, or Ends With and type in a string.

Versions

Restricts the search by version. Type in a version.

Look In

Restricts the search to a particular folder. Click Select Folder and select the folder.

Audit Dates

Restricts the search by time. Click Local Time or UTC, then type or select a beginning date in the From field and an ending date for the search in the Through field.

Type

Restricts the search to a particular type. Click Select Type and select the type. To include subtypes of the type, click Include Subtype.

Lifecycle

Restricts the search to objects attached to a lifecycle. Click Select Lifecycle and select a lifecycle.

Application Code

Restricts the search to objects with an application code. Type the application code. To restrict the search to those audit trails that are signed, select Has Signature.

Controlling Application

Restricts the search to objects with a controlling application. Type the name of the application.