All operations targeted at a QPR Metrics model can be recorded into a log file called "MetricsServerAudit.txt" located in 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 Logging enabled from the Audit log settings for QPR Metrics Server.

 

The Structure of the Log File

 

When the audit trail writing is enabled, a session entry will be written into the log file. In each entry there is a header, event, and footer section.

 

Header Section

 

The header section starts the session, and it will be written into the log file when the QPR Metrics Server is started. Header contains a time stamp, such as the following:

 

### Audit Trail logging started at 4.3.2003 17:44:55 ###

 

Event Section

 

When an operation (action) is committed to the QPR Metrics Server (or a Database Management System), a corresponding event will be written into the log file to the event section. The following actions are recorded:

 

•manual input of a new value

•manual change of a value

•manual delete of a value

•value inputted by a scheduled SQL import

•value inputted by a SQL mass import

•value inputted by an Olap import

•value inputted by an Olap mass import

•value changed by a scheduled SQL import

•value changed by a SQL mass import

•value changed by an Olap import

•value changed by an Olap mass import

•element is created

•element is deleted

•model is created

•model is deleted

•model is imported

•model is exported

•model is replaced

•model is opened

 

 

An entry (a record) in the event section contains the following data (fields) on action:

 

When the action was made?

•date: <mm>/<dd>/<yy>

•time: <hh>:<mm>:<ss>

 

Who made the action?

•login name: <user's login name>

•user name: <user's real name>

 

What was the target?

•name of the model: <model name>

•scorecard identifier: <scorecard identifier>

•name of the scorecard: <scorecard name>

•element identifier: <element identifier>

•name of the element: <element name>

•series identifier: <series identifier>

•name of the series: <series name>

•name of the period: <period name>

 

What kind of an action was made?

•type of an action: User | System <import name>

•action: Value Change | Value Deletion | Create Element | Delete Element

 

Value after and before the action.

•previous value, formatted according to value's unit: <null> | <value>

•current value, formatted according to value's unit: <null> | <value>

•value's unit: <unit>

 

Record's end mark is a line feed (LF+CR) and fields are separated with tabulators.

 

Footer Section

 

The footer section ends the session, and it will be written into the log file when the QPR Metrics Server is shut down.  Footer contains a time stamp, such as the following:

 

### Audit Trail logging stopped at 5.3.2003 17:44:55 ###