Exporting security log files

You can schedule periodic exports of security log data from the Security Log View History page. Security log data can be exported immediately, or you can schedule exports to occur daily or weekly. If filtering has been applied in the View History page, only filtered data is exported.

During data export, the system automatically creates a CSV file of the filtered data. The file will be available in the file management area until you manually delete it, or until the file is transfered to an alternate location using the Export Server feature. For more information about using Export Server, see Data Export.

Use this procedure to export security log files.Use this procedure to schedule a data export task.

  1. Select Security Log > View History.

    The View History page appears.

  2. If necessary, specify filter criteria and click Go.

    The security log files are displayed according to the specified criteria.

  3. Click Export.

    The Schedule Security Log Data Export page appears.

  4. Enter the Task Name.

    For more information about Task Name, or any field on this page, see Security log data export elements.

  5. Enter a Description for the export task.
  6. Select the Export Frequency.
  7. If you selected Hourly as the export frequency, select the Minute of each hour for the data export.
  8. Select the Time of Day.

    Note: Time of Day is not an option if Export Frequency equals Once.

  9. Select the Day of Week.

    Note: Day of Week is not an option if Export Frequency equals Once.

  10. Click OK or Apply to initiate the security log export task.

    From the Status & Manage > Files page, you can view a list of files available for download, including the file you exported during this procedure. For more information, see Displaying the file list.

    Scheduled tasks can be viewed, edited, and deleted, and reports of scheduled tasks can be generated from Status & Manage > Tasks. For more information see:

  11. Click Export.

    The file is exported.

  12. Click the link in the green message box to go directly to the Status & Manage > Files page.

    From the Status & Manage > Files page, you can view a list of files available for download, including the security log history you exported during this procedure.

If an export fails for any reason, an error message appears indicating this failure.

Parent topic: Security Log