Review a log of user activities that affected the system's metadata, including the history of model, dimension, and hierarchy member processing, updates, insertions, and deletions.
Prerequisites
You must have the role authorization Metadata Audit Trail > View under the Logs section of the Role Authorizations. This permission is initially toggled off by default.
It shows the date and local time of metadata changes, the user who made them, the affected metadata object, and a description of the changes. The date and time of processing these changes are also recorded. If a new dimension is created, the user must process the metadata for the Audit Trail to start tracking it and its members.
The Metadata Audit Trail can be used as both an audit and a problem-solving medium. Its purpose is to provide a record of metadata changes, such as adding an entity, or changes to member properties, such as the Debit and Credit balance property for accounts. This feature can also be used to identify potential sources of problems users may encounter, as well as when they occur.
It tracks maintenance activity related to:
- Dimensions and Members
- Models
- Maps
- Mappings
Access the Audit Trail Log
Navigate to the Logs module and select Audit Trail Log in the Audit Trail tab.
Audit Trail Log header
The Audit Trail Log table shows one row for each update or addition to the metadata. The table has columns displaying information for each audit trail entry:
| Column Name | Description |
| Date and Time | It displays the date and local time of the action that changed the metadata. |
| Username | Specifies the user who performed the action |
| Category | Displays the category of the action, and which area of metadata management was affected. The available options include:
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| Action | Displays the action performed on the metadata. The available options include:
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| Object | Specifies the metadata object that was created, deleted, updated, or processed. |
| Activity | Specifies a brief activity description of the action performed. |
| Process Date | Specifies the date and time that the action was processed. |
Select Refresh in the toolbar above the table to refresh data in the rows.
Use Export in the toolbar above the table to export all the records in the Metadata Audit Trail to an Excel or a CSV file.
