Clear Audit Log 

The Clear Audit Log command clears all entries from the audit log for the specified entity/entities. This command can be applied at many different levels enabling fine-grained control of audit logs. You will be prompted to confirm before the logs are cleared.

 

When the audit log for an entity is cleared, a notation is made in the audit log capturing the current timestamp and the user who cleared the audit log.

 

As with versioning, audit logging is enabled or disabled at the project level. Once enabled, audit logging maintains a basic textual log of all changes made along with the timestamp and the responsible user. These are stored in a read-only Audit Log property on the Properties tab of the property sheet. Combined with the highly detailed attribute versioning and the project comparison reports, audit logs provide insight into the evolution of an entity.

 

NOTE:

Audit logging is often not appropriate at the very start of a project, but as the project matures and controlled evolution becomes appropriate, audit logging should be enabled.

 

NOTE:

Audit logs are limited to 100 entries per entity. When an audit log exceeds this size, it is automatically trimmed to 50 entries. This maintains visibility into the change history of the entity while balancing database growth for those project teams using automated scripts that frequently revise / rebuild database content. These settings are maintained in the configuration file if more or less lines are desired.

Clearing at the Entity Level

 

To clear the audit log for one or more entities, select the desired entities from the entity list in the Project Explorer. Right-click to access the context menu and select the Clear Audit Logs command. You must have Administrator privileges for the selected entities in order to clear the audit logs.

 

Clearing at the Folder Level

 

To clear the audit logs for all entities in a folder, select the desired folder from the project pane in the Project Explorer. Right-click to access the context menu and select the Clear Audit Logs command. You must have Administrator privileges for all entities within the folder.

 

Clearing audit logs at the folder level will clear audit logs for all entities included in the folder and all subfolders.

 

Clearing at the Package Level

 

To clear the audit logs for all entities in a package, select the desired package from the project pane in the Project Explorer. Right-click to access the context menu and select the Clear Audit Logs command. You must have Administrator privileges for all entities within the package.

 

Clearing audit logs at the package level will clear audit logs for all entities included in the package and all subpackages.

 

Clearing at the Project Level

 

To clear the audit logs for all entities in a project, select the Clear Logs command on the Project ribbon. You must have Administrator privileges for the project.