Configuring the Audit Trail Specifying Metadata Fields to Audit

Monitoring, Customizations and Audit Tools 12-5 If the generated file is in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat version 6.0 or later is required to view it. Several tasks are involved in managing Audit Trails: ■ Configuring the Audit Trail on page 12-5 ■ Specifying Metadata Fields to Audit on page 12-5 ■ Searching within the Audit Trail on page 12-6 ■ Setting Default Metadata for Checking In Audit Trails on page 12-6 ■ Checking In and Archiving the Audit Trail on page 12-7 ■ Searching an Archived Audit Trail on page 12-7 ■ Viewing an Archived Audit Trail on page 12-7

12.3.1 Configuring the Audit Trail

The configuration on the Configure Audit Page determines the administrator and user actions recorded for an audit trail. To configure an audit trail, complete the following steps:

1. Click Records then Audit from the Top menu. Click Configure then Audit Trail.

The Configure Audit Page is displayed.

2. Select the boxes for the actions to audit for each entity.

3. Click Submit Update. A message indicates configuring the audit was successful.

The next time the audit trail is generated, the trail reflects the chosen selections.

4. Click OK. The Configure Audit Page is displayed again with the updated settings.

12.3.2 Specifying Metadata Fields to Audit

Use this procedure to specify which metadata fields should be included in the audit trail.

1. Click Records then Audit from the Top menu. Click Configure then Audit Fields.

Permissions: The Admin.Audit right is required to perform this action. This right is assigned by default to the Records Administrator role. Caution: If actions are deselected for objects, the actions are not captured by the audit trail. It is recommended you leave all settings selected and use the Search Audit Trail Page to narrow down searches of the audit trail. If transactions are heavy and the audit log grows too large too fast, you might want to consider turning off capturing browsing actions to manage the audit trail size. Permissions: The Admin.SelectMeta right is required to perform this action. This right is assigned to the Records Administrator role by default. 12-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrators Guide for Universal Records Management The Audit Fields Page is displayed. 2. Select the boxes for the metadata field to include in the audit trail.

3. Click Submit Update when done.

Any changes take effect immediately without restarting the system.

12.3.3 Searching within the Audit Trail