Audit Service
The Audit Service (AUD) tracks and stores all changes, such as what was changed, when it was changed, and the individual who made the change, known as the audit record. It logs operator actions and configuration changes, as defined for various services. The level of detail contained in an audit record is based on the service’s auditing configuration. The Audit Service does not audit itself.
Auditable actions include starting or stopping a service through the RSM, updating or deleting values in the VHS, setpoint changes, point configuration changes, etc.
Associated Files
Pending audit notifications are written to file (SITE.AUD_Notifications_###.dat) by services that have auditing enabled. This is to prevent loss of audit data in the event that the AUD service is shut down or if a service is trying to reduce load on its own memory caused by a long queue of audit records. This file is only written when there is pending data to send to the AUD service. Multiple small files may be created to avoid overwriting previous entries and to reduce impact on performance. These files have a unique number appended to their file name.
Context Menu Options
The following table lists and describes the context menu options that display when you right-click in the Audit service pane.
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New |
Click this option to create a new audit trail transaction. See Audit Service View. |
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Properties |
Highlight an existing Audit record and click this option to view its properties in read mode. You can also just double-click an existing record. See Audit Service View. |
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Select Search |
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| Jump To |
Ctrl+J |
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| Hide Database Key |
Click to Hide/Display the column in the service pane containing Data key values for each record. |
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Reverse Sort |
Enables you to invert all records in the service. |
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| Configure Attributes |
Enables you to configure the Audit Service attributes. |
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