Creating an external feed

An external feed task defines the task and the target external database.

Before using external feeds, verify the following prerequisites:
  • Mapping an External Feed: Map a feed between Guardium and an external database. External feeds currently support relational databases and may not function with other database types.
  • The External Data Feed is an optional component. It must be enabled (by product key), or else you cannot create an external feed.
  • Create a report defining the data to send via the external feed. Predefined reports do not work with external feeds. If you want to use a predefined reports, make a copy with the report and use the copy for the external feed.

The first time that an optional external feed task runs, the necessary internal representation of the audit sources are created. One limitation is that data that is time-stamped with a date earlier than the audit source creation date cannot be stored. This means that the first time the task runs, it only exports data for the current date. On subsequent executions of the task, following that date, any data from that date forward can be exported. (In other words, the next day, you can export that day's data plus the prior day's data.)

If you have not yet started to define a compliance workflow automation process, see Create a Workflow Process before performing this procedure.

  1. Navigate to Comply > Tools and Views > Audit Process Builder and click new. The Create New Audit Process window opens.
  2. Type in the name of the process.
  3. Open the Add Tasks row and click new.
  4. From the Task Type drop-down list, select External Feed. The New Task window refreshes with the External Feed parameters.
  5. Fill in the parameters:
    • Name: a unique task name
    • Feed Type: (The controls that appear next depend on the feed type selected.)
    • External Feed Event:
    • Report: the report Depending on the report selected, a variable number of parameters appear in the Task Parameters pane.
    • In the Extract Lag box, enter the number of hours by which the feed is to lag, and mark the Continuous box to include data up to the time that the audit task runs. Extract Log only works when the Continuous box is marked.
    • Datasource: identify one or more datasources for the external feed, or create a new datasource by clicking new
    • Enter all parameter values in the Task Parameters pane. The parameters vary depending on the report selected. Count column is not supported in External Feed.
  6. Click OK.