View and Manage Audit Reports
You can view and schedule audit reports, set filters and modify columns in audit reports, download audit reports as PDF or XLS files, as well as create, update, and delete custom audit reports.
Modifying Columns in an Audit Report
To add or remove columns in the report, do the following:
- View a predefined or custom audit report.
- Click Manage Columns.
The Manage Columns window is displayed.
- Select columns that you want displayed in the report.
- Deselect columns that you want to hide in the report.
- Click Apply Changes.
Basic Filtering in an Audit Report
To apply basic filters in the report, do the following:
- View a predefined or custom audit report.
- Click Another Filter.
- Select a filter type, operator, and enter a value. All columns that are available in the report are available as filter types.
- Click Apply.
- Repeat steps two through four to apply additional filters.
To remove a filter, click the X beside the filter row.
Note:
Only some totals in your report are single-click filtersAdvanced Filtering in an Audit Report
Advanced filtering of audit data can provide flexibility in the way that data is analyzed and reviewed, by allowing organizations to specify complex conditions and multiple criteria that must be met in order for data to be included or excluded from the analysis.
To apply advanced filters in the report, do the following:
- View a predefined or custom audit report.
- Click Show Advanced SCIM Query Builder.
- Use the provided filter builder and
dropdowns to type in your filter(s). Advanced filtering uses System for
Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) syntax and supported operators include:
co
: matches resources with an attribute that contains a given stringeq
: matches resources with an attribute that is equal to a given value (not case sensitive)eq_cs
: matches resources with an attribute that is equal to a given value (case sensitive)ew
: matches resources with an attribute that ends with a given stringge
: matches resources with an attribute that is greater than or equal to a given valuegt
: matches resources with an attribute that is greater than a given valuein
: matches resources with an attribute that is equal to any of given values in listle
: matches resources with an attribute that is less than or equal to a given valuelt
: matches resources with an attribute that is less than a given valuene
: matches resources with an attribute that is not equal to a given valuenot_in
: matches resources with an attribute that is not equal to any of given values in listpr
: matches resources with an attribute if it has a given valuesw
: matches resources with an attribute that starts with a given string
Operators can be grouped using parentheses to specify the order.
Filters can also be combined using logical operators such as
and
andor
.Note:
If you have any basic filters currently applied they will appear in the query builder as well. - Click Apply.
To clear the query builder, click Clear. This will clear any basic filters applied as well.
Example 4-1 Failed login advanced filter
((operation eq "LOGIN" OR operation eq "LOGON") and operationStatus eq "FAILURE")
Example 4-2 User creation or modification advanced filter
(operation eq "CREATE" OR operation eq "DROP" OR operation eq "ALTER") AND (objectType
eq "USER")
Example 4-3 Changes in audit policy advanced filter
(operation eq "AUDIT") OR (operation eq "NOAUDIT") OR (operation eq "CREATE" AND
objectType eq "AUDIT POLICY") OR (operation eq "ALTER" AND objectType eq "AUDIT POLICY")
OR (operation eq "DROP" AND objectType eq "AUDIT POLICY") OR (operation eq "EXECUTE" AND
objectName eq "DBMS_FGA")
Tips for Using the Filter Builder to Create Advanced Filters
- Pressing the escape key while in advanced filtering mode will clear the whole query.
- Pressing the space key will display the drop down with the list of available attributes or operators.
- Pressing the space key after entering a
value like
targetname (demo_tgt)
will enclose the string with quotes:("demo_tgt")
. - Pressing enter will close the drop down listing the operators and attribute names.
- If a value like alert name has spaces in it, typing space will enclose the first
word within quotes,
"alert name"
. You will have to move the cursor back to the enclosed string and continue typing the rest of the string value. - If you build a filter in advanced filtering that can't be displayed in basic filters, you can't switch back to basic filtering mode. For example, advanced filters with the or condition can't be displayed in basic filtering.
- A custom report with basic filter can be updated with advanced filter and saved.
For more information about SCIM, see the protocol documentation at https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7644.
For more information about filtering in SCIM, see the filtering section of the protocol documentation at https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7644#section-3.4.2.2.
Download an Audit Report
Downloading the latest report can be done from either the list of Audit Reports or the details of the audit report. In addition you can download any report from the past three months from either the Audit Report History list or the details of the scheduled or generated audit report.
Download the latest audit report from a list of Audit Reports:
- Under Security Center, click Activity Auditing.
- Under Related Resources, click Audit Reports. The Audit Reports page is displayed, showing you a list of standard audit reports.
- On the Predefined Reports or Custom Reports tab, locate the row that has the report you want to download.
- In the Latest Report column, click the download button (downward pointing arrow). The report is downloaded to your browser.
- Using your browser's options, open and view the report, or save it to your local computer.
Download the latest audit report from the details page of the Audit Report:
- Under Security Center, click Activity Auditing.
- Under Related Resources, click Audit Reports. The Audit Reports page is displayed, showing you a list of standard audit reports.
- Select an audit report from either the Predefined Reports or Custom Reports tab.
- Click the Download Report button. The latest report will be downloaded.
- Using your browser's options, open and view the report, or save it to your local computer.
Download an audit report from the Audit Report History list
- Under Security Center, click Activity Auditing.
- Under Related Resources, click Audit Report History. The Audit Report History page is displayed, showing you a list of scheduled and generated audit reports from the last three months.
- Locate the row that has the report you want to download and click the button in the Download Report column. The report will be downloaded.
Download an audit report from the Audit Report History details page
- Under Security Center, click Activity Auditing.
- Under Related Resources, click Audit Report History. The Audit Report History page is displayed, showing you a list of scheduled and generated audit reports from the last three months.
- Click on the name of an audit report from the list.
- Click the Download Report button. The report will be downloaded.
Generate and Download a PDF or XLS Audit Report
You can generate and download a predefined audit report as a PDF or XLS document. You need to first generate the report before you can download it.
Create a Custom Audit Report
You can create a custom audit report from a predefined or existing custom audit report. You may want to do this if you have specific filters set and columns displayed that you want to preserve. Or, you may want to change the filters and columns in the custom report. During creation, you can save the report to a compartment of your choice.
Delete a Custom Audit Report
Important:
Be careful when you delete a custom audit report, because you can't recover one after it's deleted.Schedule a Predefined or Custom Audit Report
You can create a schedule for a predefined or custom audit report to generate a PDF or XLS report.
View Audit Report History
The Audit Report History page lists all the PDF/XLS audit reports that are automatically generated via a schedule or on-demand by users. On this page, you can view the list of reports generated during the past three months, details about those reports, and download reports. Oracle Data Safe stores PDF/XLS audit reports for up to three months.