AUDITTRAIL

Use the AUDITTRAIL Essbase configuration setting to track changes to Essbase.

Syntax

AUDITTRAIL DATA | SECURITY

DATA—Valid to set only at application level. Track changes to cube data, including Smart View updates, changes to Linked Reporting Objects (LROs), adding notes, attaching files, and referencing URLs. View the audit log in Smart View or in the Essbase web interface. Data auditing is applicable only for block storage cubes. Data audit trail is not on by default.
SECURITY—Valid to set only at server-level essbase.cfg. Gather information about server-level security, migration, file events, and executed MaxL statements, and consolidate it into a CSV file, based on parameters you specify in a policy XML file. Essbase tracks information about each event, including time, client, user, artifacts affected, and a description. Server-level auditing is applicable for both block storage and aggregate storage cubes. Server-level auditing is not on by default.

Example

AUDITTRAIL DATA

Tracks changes to cube data.

AUDITTRAIL SECURITY

Gathers information about system level security, migration, file events, and executed MaxL statements.