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Audit View

The Audit View provides a convenient dashboard of information that allows an administrator or librarian to view and manage the changes to the information that have been recorded by Auditing. A tree view control provides a quick way to navigate through a branch of the repository, showing all the items that have been changed. Colored icons provide a quick visual queue as to whether a particular item has been created, changed or deleted. When a change is selected in the tree view, the panel to the right displays the properties that have been created, modified or deleted, and the top panel shows the user responsible, the time and date of the change and a summary of the change.

Access

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Settings > Model > Audit

Sections of the Audit View

The Audit View is divided into three main areas:

Section

Description

See also

View controls

The view controls provide a variety of settings for controlling auditing and the display of audit records.

 Audit View Controls

Audit tree

The audit tree displays the log items that have been recorded by auditing.

What is displayed in the tree is affected by the view controls, such as:

  • Sorting
  • Filter (by time)
  • Mode
  • Auditing settings (what was actually recorded)

If synchronizing with the Browser window, it is also affected by the Package, diagram or element you have selected.

Showing the audit tree with changes grouped by element type, in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.

In the audit tree:

  • The green tick indicates a creation
  • The yellow pencil indicates an edit
  • The red cross indicates a deletion

Right-clicking an element in the audit tree (such as ObjectB) displays a context menu that enables you to locate the selected element in:

  • The Browser window
  • Any diagrams in which it exists
 Audit View Controls Audit Settings The Browser Window

Record display

The record display is in two parts: the identity of the selected change, and the actual change made.

The data in the record display is determined by the view controls and mode and, if synchronizing with the Browser window, by the Package, diagram or element you have selected.

Identity

Partial view of the auditing record display, in Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect.

The identity of a change consists of:

  • The Windows username of the user who made the change; if security is enabled, the name is of the format WindowsUsername(SecurityUser)
  • When the change was made
  • The path of the change; for example: Class Class1 - Attribute Att1 - Attribute Constraint Constraint

Changes

Changes are displayed in a table format, showing the:

  • Property (or data item) name
  • Its original value before the change and
  • Its value after the change

If you double-click on an item in the list of changes (or right-click and select the 'Show Differences' option) the Difference window displays:

This shows the specific changes that have been made, highlighting the edited, created, deleted or formatted characters.

Changes to the format of text in the element, made through the element 'Properties' dialog, are not apparent in the initial table; they are visible in the Difference window, identified by HTML formatting tags.

 Audit View Controls The Browser Window

Notes

  • If security is enabled, you must have 'Audit View' permission to display data in the Audit View

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