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Adding Property Definitions to the Audit Log

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Question

How do I add FileNet Content Platform Engine user-defined Property Definitions to the P8 Audit Log

Cause

With versions of CPE 5.0 and higher, it is possible to extend user-defined properties to the P8 Audit log database table. When an auditable event occurs, the audit table will be populated according to the AuditAs settings.

Answer

The steps of associating a new property to a Document Class are as follows

  1. Create a new Property Template

  2. Associate the Property Template to a Document Class

  3. Modify the newly created Property Definition to use "AuditAs" to identify properties to monitor

  4. Enable Auditing on the Document Class

  5. Enable Object Change Event to hold user-defined properties

  6. Query the "EVENT" database table to examine the audit results of the new column

  7. Create a new Property Template named "Audit_Property_test"
      • Using ACCE select the respective Object Store
      • Open the Data Design folder
      • Property Templates
      • New Display name
      • "Audit_Property_Test"
      • Next
      • Data Type = string
      • Next
      • Finish
  8. Associate the Property Template to a Document Class
      • Using ACCE, select Data Design
      • Classes
      • Document
      • Select the Property Definitions TabAdd button
      • Scroll through to find and select "Audit_Property_Test"
  9. Modify the newly created Property Definition to use "AuditAs" to identify properties to monitor

  10. Enable Auditing on the Document Class

  11. Enable Object Change Event to hold user-defined properties

  12. Query the "EVENT" database table to examine the audit results of the new column

    • Using ACCE select the respective Object Store

      Open the Data Design folder > Property Templates > New > Display name > "Audit_Property_Test" > Next > Data Type = string > Next > Finish

For example:

Assuming that the Property Template "Audit_Property" is associated with "Document Class" where auditing is enabled for the "Creation" event

  • Via ACCE, open the respective Object Store where the audit log is to be customized
  • Select Other Classes
  • Event
  • Object Change Event
  • Creation Event
  • Add
  • "Audit_Property"
  • Add "Audit_Property" into additional events as required


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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

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