Auditing

The audit trail is a chronological, tamper‑resistant log of important actions that happen in
FactoryTalk DataMosaix SaaS
. It records
who
 did
what
,
when
, and
to which object
, so that we can:
  • Demonstrate data integrity and regulatory compliance.
  • Investigate incidents and suspicious activity.
  • Understand configuration and data changes over time.
The audit trail is designed as a privileged, closed system:
  • Users
    cannot stop, modify, or delete
     the audit logging process.
  • Audit data storage must not be directly accessible or editable by users.

Audit Trail Events

The system focuses on
business‑relevant
 events, not generic technical noise.
Types of Events Logged
  • User Activities
    : Records actions performed by users during normal use of the application.
  • Security and Exception Events
    : Captures events related to application security, including both successful and failed actions.
  • Privileged Actions
    : Logs the use of elevated permissions or administrative capabilities.
  • Authentication Activity
    : Tracks access to the system, including Successful and failed log‑in attempts, Log‑off events.
  • Data Access Attempts
    : Records attempt to view or interact with data, regardless of whether the attempt was successful.
  • Administrative and Configuration Changes
    : Captures updates made to system settings or administrative configurations.
Conceptually, each event is:
Actor
 performs an
Action
 on a
Target
  • Actor
    : the user or system component performing the action
  • Action
    : what was done
  • Target
    : the resource or object affected

Audit Grid Overview

The application provides a unified, responsive audit grid that displays a consolidated view of all audit logs across
FactoryTalk DataMosaix SaaS
 modules. It is designed to give users a clear, searchable, and efficient way to review system activity.
Audit Trail Grid
Column Name
Description
Actor
Identifies who performed the action—either an end user, system process, or machine‑to‑machine (M2M) integration.
Event Type
Shows the category of action performed (Example, create, update, delete, login, logout, configuration change).
Occurred Time
Records the timestamp of the event in a consistent date‑time format.
Module Name
Indicates which
FactoryTalk DataMosaix SaaS
 module the event belongs to (Example, Models, Extractor Configurations, Feature Flags, Auditing).
Message
Provides contextual information about the event, such as success/failure status, key parameters, or a high‑level explanation.
NOTE:
Actions performed in the application are captured in the audit log, but the log entries may take
up to one hour
 to appear in the system.
Filtering and Search
: Users can easily refine the audit log view using Date Range (From / To) filter.
Sorting and Pagination
: The grid support sorting on all columns and uses server‑side pagination with a page size of 50 records.
NOTE:
The grid supports sorting, but sorting applies only to the data within the current page.
Audit Data Export
: User can export filtered audit results in
CSV format
 for reporting, compliance, and offline analysis, with all applied filters respected and a safe maximum record limit enforced.
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