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# Monitor audit trail data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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System Administrators and Application Administrators must assign users the **Member - Standard Audit Trail Access** role to access the Audit Trail Events menu item to export audit trail data which provides visibility into the exact date and time that a particular user made a change, the data that was updated, and where the change occurred (e.g. which application, whether the user touched the UI).

## Export audit trail data

[![Closed](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Skins/Default/Stylesheets/Images/transparent.gif)](#)<a name="Export3"></a>[Export audit trail data](#)System Administrators and Application Administrators can export audit trail data to investigate specific events.

1. Select the Main Menu ![](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Content/Resources/Images/global_images/ensemble/main_menu.png) icon.
2. Select Administration in the main menu.
3. Select Audit Trail.
4. Select the Export ![](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Content/Resources/Images/global_images/ensemble/download.png) icon to generate and export an audit trail file.
5. Fill in the following fields in the Export Audit Trail section: 
    1. Audit Start Date field – drop-down – Select a specific start date range from the calendar to view specific audit trail date or type the date.
    2. Audit End Date field – drop-down – Select a specific end date range from the calendar to view specific audit trail date or type the date.
6. Select Export. A notification displays when the file is ready, and the file downloads automatically.
 
#### Tips

- Select View Audit Trail to Filter and download audit trail reports on a separate screen.
 
 

 

## Filter audit trail reports

[![Closed](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Skins/Default/Stylesheets/Images/transparent.gif)](#)<a name="Filter2"></a>[Filter and download audit trail reports](#)1. Select the Main Menu ![](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Content/Resources/Images/global_images/ensemble/main_menu.png) icon.
2. Select Administration in the main menu.
3. Select Audit Trail.
4. Select View Audit Trail.
5. Fill in a date range to filter the audit trails results.
6. Select Apply.The results display in the table.
    
    [![Closed](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Skins/Default/Stylesheets/Images/transparent.gif)See the information that displays in the table](#)
    - Date Generated – The date that a user generated the audit trail export.
    - Start Date – The audit trail export includes data starting from this date.
    - End Date – The audit trail export includes data until this date.
    - File Name – The file name of the audit trail exported file.
7. Select the Download ![](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Content/Resources/Images/global_images/ensemble/download2.png) icon in the appropriate row to download the document.[![Closed](/sites/default/files/tech_comms/administer/Skins/Default/Stylesheets/Images/transparent.gif)See the columns that display in the Audit Trail CSV file](#)
    - **eventDate** – The date and time the event occurred in GMT.
    - **performedBy** – The email address of the integration user, integration principal, or company user performing the action. The integration user or integration principal allows a company to assign roles and configure an app without assigning a specific user to apply the changes. The integration user or integration principal does not exist in the TraceLink SSO, and this user cannot log into the UI.
    - **performedByCompany** – The company of the user performing the action or an identifier of the Company for events initiated via API or B2B exchanges using an integration user or integration principal.
    - **supportAccessAccount** – The email address of the TraceLink Support Representative performing an action on behalf of the performedBy user.
    - **functionalArea** – The app that the event occurred within.
    - **businessObjectType** – The part of the app that the event occurred within.
    - **businessObject** – The specific object within the businessObjectType that the user updated (e.g. if a user is a businessObjectType, then the user's email is the businessObjectjsmith@company.com, Location 2350014).
    - **action** – The action the user performed (e.g. Create, Modify, Delete).
    - **modifiedData** – The data field that the user updated, which includes one of the following explanations:
        - Identifies the field name, the old value, and the new value in the following format: \[FieldName\]: \[oldValue or --\], \[newValue or --\]
        - Text that describes the change (e.g. Login, Logout, Password Changed, Invitation Sent)
        - For B2B message exchange, the file name provided.
    - **reasonforChange** – The reason for an update if the app requires a reason for change for that update. For example, if a user adds or removes administrator access.
 
#### Tips

- See specific help centers for each app for more information about the events that are included for that app.
 
 

 



 

 

 

 

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