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Auditing Settings

Using the Audit Settings dialog, you can change what is recorded by the Auditing facility and:

·	Define the areas of processing in Enterprise Architect to audit

·	Administer your audit records

·	Indicate the kind of model objects for which changes are to be recorded

·	Configure Auditing to record changes to only certain types of elements

Access Project | Auditing: Audit Settings

Configure Settings

Field/Option/Button

Action

See also

Enable Auditing

Select this checkbox to turn the Auditing facility on.

Audit XMI Import

Select this checkbox to record changes arising from XMI importing in the audit.

As version control uses XMI, you must select this option to record changes from checking out Packages.

Version Control

Audit XMI Export

Select this checkbox to record changes arising from XMI exporting in the audit.

As version control uses XMI, you must select this option to record changes from checking out Packages.

Audit Reverse Engineering

Select this checkbox to record changes arising from reverse engineering in the audit.

Use Database Timestamp

Select this checkbox to use the database server's timestamp instead of each user's local timestamp; this improves security.

This option is not available for project files.

Save Logs

Click on this button to save a copy of the logged audit items currently held in the project. These items remain in the project; you can use the Clear Logs button to remove them.

The system prompts you to specify whether to save items covering a specific period of time.

·	Click on the No button to save all log items currently held in the database

·	Click on the Yes button to display the Time Filter dialog, on which you select a standard time period or define your own

This function can be accessed through the Automation Interface.

Audit View Controls

Repository

Clear Logs

Click on this button to permanently delete all log data from the current project; use the Save Logs button first, to save the audit records outside the project.

The system prompts you to specify whether to clear items covering a specific period of time.

·	Click on the No button to clear all log items currently held in the database

·	Click on the Yes button to display the Time Filter dialog, on which you select a standard time period or define your own

This function can be accessed through the Automation Interface.

Load Logs

Click on this button to load a previously saved set of logs back into the project. A browser displays through which you select the log file to reload.

If the same record exists in both project and log file, that record is not reloaded.

Core

Select this radio button to record changes to elements (including attributes and operations), Packages, connectors and some model-level information.

Standard

Select this radio button to record the same changes as for the Core option, plus changes to diagrams.

Extended

Select this radio button to record the same changes as for the Standard option, plus changes to project security.

Maintenance

Select this radio button to audit changes to maintenance elements only; that is:

·	Package (element)

·	Requirement

Feature

Use Case

Actor

Note

Issue and

Change

Core Structural

Select this radio button to audit changes to maintenance elements (as above) plus certain structural elements; that is:

·	Package (structure)

Class

Interface

Signal

Node

Component

Artifact

Part

Port and

Device

All

Select this radio button to audit changes to all types of element.

Custom

Select this radio button to audit changes to element types that you specify.

The Customize button is made available; click on this button to display a list of element types, and select the checkbox against each element type to include in the audit (or click on the Select All button to select every element type).

Click on the OK button to save the selection.

Notes

·	As the number of records increases, the performance of the Audit View reduces; it is recommended that audit records that are not regularly required are saved to file, then cleared from the project, to help ensure high performance