Viewing the audit log

All actions in BlueCielo Explorer and in Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console are logged to a database. This data can be used to perform security audits and system troubleshooting.

Note    Publishing job activity is not logged in the audit database. Refer to Publisher Queue described in Viewing the Publisher queue instead.

To view the audit log:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click Audit Log. The Audit Log page appears. By default, no data is shown at first due to the large volume of data that the audit log can hold. You must select a filter for the type of activity that you want to view.

• To filter on a particular action:
  • Select an action from the list and click the search icon . The audit log refreshes to show the activities that have occurred for the selected action.
• To filter a particular value in a column:

  • Click the downward arrow in the heading of the column that you want to filter and point to Filters.

    If the column contains text:

    • Type part of the value that you want to find in the text box, and then press Enter. The audit log refreshes to show the filtered data and the filter icon appears in the heading to indicate that a filter is active.

    If the column contains dates:

    • Select a criterion from the list that appears and if a calendar appears, select a date from the calendar to use with the criterion. The audit log refreshes to show the filtered data and the filter icon appears in the heading to indicate that a filter is active.
• To sort the data on a particular column:
  • Click the heading of the column that you want to sort on. To reverse the sort order, click the heading again.
• To change the order of columns:
  • Drag a column heading and drop it in the desired position.
• To hide or show columns:
  • Click the downward arrow in any heading, point to Columns, and then select the columns that you want to see or clear the columns that you want to hide.
• To change the column names:
  1. In the app bar, click SETTINGS. The AUDIT LOG COLUMNS dialog box appears.

  2. Click the row that corresponds to the column that you want to change. The row expands to show the configuration options.

     1. To change the column name, type the new name in the CAPTION column.
     2. To change the column visibility, select or clear the checkbox in the VISIBILITY column, respectively.
  3. Click Update.
  4. When you are finished editing column names, click SAVE. The audit log refreshes to show your changes.

To export the audit log as a Microsoft Excel workbook:

1. In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the System Management group, click Audit Log. The Audit Log page appears.
2. In the app bar, click EXPORT. The EXPORT FILE PATH dialog box appears.
3. Type a path and filename where to store the data or click the browse icon and select a destination and then click EXPORT. The job is starts as a background task. For information about background tasks, see Monitoring background tasks. The entire audit log database will be exported to the output file where you can filter, sort, organize, and format the data to meet your requirements.