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User Audit Log for QPR Web Application Server

User Audit Log for QPR Web Application Server

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Selected operations performed in QPR Portal can be recorded into a log file called "WASUserAudit.txt". If logging is enabled, the log file is generated to the "Audit" folder under the log folder that can be defined in the Server log settings of the Common section in the QPR Configuration Manager utility. To enable logging, launch QPR Configuration Manager, select Server log settings from the Common section, and select Basic logging enabled or Full logging enabled from the User audit log settings for QPR Web Application Server. By default, the logging is off.

 

With the Basic logging, the changes audited include the following QPR Portal operations:

Logging in

Logging out

Opening a model

Session timeout

 

With the Full logging, the following operation is logged in addition to the operations mentioned above:

Opening a view

 

The Structure of the Log File

 

The fields of the log file are separated with tabulators. Each row contains a separate transaction made for a particular user or a group.

 

The log file includes the following data:

 

Field

Format

Description

TIME

<hh>:<mm>:<ss>

Time stamp when the transaction is made

DATE

<mm>/<dd>/<yy>

Time stamp when the transaction is made

USER LOGIN

<user's login name>

Login name for the user performing the transaction

USER NAME

<user's real name>

Full name of the user performing the transaction

PRODUCT NAME

<product name>

Product accessed, either Modeling, Metrics, or Portal

MODEL NAME

<model name>

Model accessed, empty when PRODUCT NAME is Portal.

OPERATION

Login

Logout

Open Model

Session Timeout

Single operation performed

CLIENT IP

<client IP address>

IP address of the client machine

OBJECT

<object name>

The name of the accessed object:

Name of scorecard, when Metrics Navigator/Analysis/Dashboard/Hierarchy/Actions view is opened.

"All scorecards", when Metrics Analysis/Actions view is opened for "All scorecards".

Name of measure, when Summary/Details/Details Pane is opened for a measure.

Name of diagram, when Modeling Process Maps/Analysis/Actions view is opened.

"All diagrams", when Modeling Analysis/Actions view is opened for "All diagrams".

Name of the selected hierarchy, when Modeling Navigator view is opened.

Name of the Modeling object (process step/element/information item etc.), when Details/Details Pane is opened for that element.

Action header, when action's Hierarchy View in the Discussion board view or an action in Details Pane is opened.

"Actions", when Actions Analysis or By User/By Time view is opened.

VIEW_TYPE

<type of view>

Type of the view accessed.

VIEW

<name of view settings>

Name of the view settings used, if applicable. Empty for Details Pane, Summary, and Details.

 

Example Log File Contents

 

 

TIME

DATE

USER LOGIN

USER NAME

PRODUCT NAME

MODEL NAME

OPERATION

CLIENT_IP

OBJECT

VIEW_TYPE

VIEW

08:19:19

05/10/12

 

qpr

Demo User

-

 

-

Login

10.0.20.172

 

-

-

-

08:19:24

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Modeling

Dentorex Group Processes

Open Model

 


-

-

-

08:19:24

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Metrics

Dentorex Group Scorecard

Open Model

 


-

-

-

08:19:30

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Modeling

Dentorex Group Processes

Open View

 

 

Default settings

Navigator

Default

08:19:32

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Modeling

Dentorex Group Processes

Open View

 

 

Financing

Details

-

08:19:35

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Portal

-

Open View

 


Problem: pricing?

Details

-

08:19:38

 

05/10/12

qpr

Demo User

Metrics

Dentorex Group Scorecard

Open View

 


All Scorecards

Actions

Default