Auditing activities

The Auditing page allows you to track user actions and monitor activities in BMC Helix Continuous Optimization. To access the Auditing page, navigate to Administration > System > Auditing.

The following table describes the options on the Auditing page:

Understanding the Subcomponent column in the Audit messages table

The Subcomponent column displays the Task IDs of the sub-components affected by the action performed by a particular user. When you click the link, you can view details of the subcomponent that was affected.

The displays of task IDs in this column depend on your selection in the Filter action groups list. Selecting each action group displays related task IDs. Some action groups do not display any IDs. For example, if you filter on User Logins and User Activity, the Subcomponent column does not display any task IDs, while filtering on System Component Activity displays task IDs for the Subcomponent affected.

Some common types of task IDs that are displayed in the Subcomponent column are described in the following table.

To view details of tasks listed in the Subcomponent column

If you click on a task ID listed in the Subcomponent column, the Auditing page displays details of the particular task for which an audit was recorded. The following image displays the task ID in the Subcomponent table.

For example, when you click an ETL Task with an ID, the Auditing page displays all details for the selected ETL Task, such as, Run History, Run Configurations, and so on.

Understanding the Identifier column in the Audit messages table

The Identifier column displays IDs of objects affected by the action performed by a particular user. When you click the link, you can view details for the selected object.

The values displayed in this column depend on your selection in the Filter action groups list. Selecting each action group displays related IDs. Some action groups do not display any IDs.

Some common types of IDs that are displayed in the Identifier column are described in the following table.

To view details of tasks listed in the Identifier column

If you click on an ID listed in the Identifier column, the Auditing page displays details of the particular task for which an audit was recorded. The following image displays the ID in the Identifier table.

For example, after you click a model with an ID, details for the model, such as the domains it is used in, Hierarchy location, are displayed in the Workspace tab. To go back to viewing the Audit messages table, use your browser's back button.