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FA audit logs

FA audit logs let you track user activities related to sensitive customer data and changes in preferences that can modify the business logic.

Customer information logs

FA records logging in and out, opening windows, making selections on Overview, searches, report generations, PDF and XLS exports. Each audit trail entry includes details about the user, time, and screen, and information the user accessed or exported.

Logged from FA Back

Action	Message	Attachment
Log in/ log out
Log in/ log out	User [userId] logged in/ logged out.
View information
Open the Contact, Portfolio, Security, Transaction, Trade order, Contract window	User [userId] opened contact [contactId]. User [userId] opened portfolio [portfolioId]. User [userId] opened security [securityId]. User [userId] opened transaction/ trade order/ contract [transactionId].
Open the group window	User [userId] opened group [groupId].
Select a group/ contact/ portfolio: Group, customer, portfolio dropdown in the Overview, Positions, Market price, Analytics+ view Portfolio hierarchy tree in the Overview	User [userId] selected group [groupId] on [screenId]. User [userId] selected contact [contactId] on [screenId]. User [userId] selected portfolio [portfolioId] on [screenId].	Visible columns
Search
Show all on a search view	User [userId] searched all on [screenId].	Visible columns
Make a search on the Contacts, Customers, Portfolios, Securities, Transactions, Trade orders, Bookeeping view	User [userId] made a search on [screenId].	"Where" clause of the SQL Visible columns
Manage documents
Upload a document/ link	User [username] uploaded file [file name] to directory [directory path].
Rename a document (right-click it and choose Modify document)	User [username] renamed file [file name] to [new file name] in directory [directory path].
Upload a new file version to replace the old one	User [username] modified file [file name] in directory [directory path].
Modify the document tags	User [username] adjusted document [file name] tags to [tags] on [screenId].
Delete a document (right-click it and choose Delete document)	User [username] deleted file [file name] to directory [directory path].
Open a link	User [username] opened link [file name] from directory [directory path]
Export data
Export as XLS/ PDF on the Overview (main tab), Overview (saved report tabs), Analytics+, Positions, Market price, Customers, Contacts, Portfolios, Securities, Transactions, Trade orders, Bookkeeping	User [userId] exported XLS/ PDF from [screenId].	Visible columns
Export as CSV	User [userId] exported posting rules in rule set [ruleSetId] as CSV.
Generate reports
Generate a report from the New → New report menu	User [userId] generated a report.	Portfolio IDs passed to the report Parameters from Report window
Generate a report from a search view (Customers, Contacts, Portfolios, Positions)	User [userId] generated a report on [screenId].	Portfolio IDs passed to the report Parameters from Report window
Generate a report from a transaction search view (Transactions, Trade orders)	User [userId] generated a report on [screenId].	Transaction IDs passed to the report Parameters from Report window
Update report data
Recalculate reports for the group/ customer/ portfolio by clicking Update → Recalculate all report data of the selected group/ customer/ portfolio	User [username] clicked full report recalculation for [group/customer/portfolio] [customer/portfolio database ID or group code].
Recalculate all reports by clicking Update → Recalculate all report data of all portfolios	User [username] clicked full report recalculation for all portfolios
Recalculate purchase lot data by clicking Update → Recalculate purchase lot and report data separately for all portfolios → Recalculate purchase lot data for all portfolios	User [username] clicked purchase lot recalculation for all portfolios
Recalculate report data by clicking Update → Recalculate purchase lot and report data separately for all portfolios → Recalculate report data for all portfolios	User [username] clicked report recalculation for all portfolios
Run nightly report calculation by clicking Update → Re-run the nightly report data update for all portfolios	User [username] clicked nightly report calculation for all portfolios
Recalculate transaction effects for some portfolios by clicking Update → Recalculate transaction effects of selected group/ customer/ portfolio	User [username] clicked transaction effect recalculation for [group/customer/portfolio] [customer/portfolio database ID or group code]
Recalculate transaction effects for all portfolios by clicking Update → Recalculate transaction effects of all portfolios	User [username] clicked transaction effect recalculation for all portfolios
Save and update reports on the Market price view	User [username] clicked Save and update reports in MarketPrice/Market+price
Modify market prices in the Security window and click Save	User [username] closed the Security window after modifying market data for security [security ID]
Modify the ex-post costs in the Security window and click Save.	User [username] closed the Security window after modifying ex-post costs for security [security ID]
Modify multipliers, maturity date or fixing info in the Security window and click Save	User [username] clicked Save and close (update) in Security window for security [security ID]
Update transaction type	User [username] clicked Update on transaction type [code] in Preferences
Import market prices	User [username] clicked Save security prices in Import window
Import securities	User [username] clicked Save securities in Import window

Logged from FA Front

Action	Message	Attachment
Log in/ Log out
Log in/ Log out	User [userId] logged in/ logged out.
View information
User selects a customer from Toolbar (selection changes)	User [userId] selected contact [contactId] on [screenId].
User selects a portfolio from the Toolbar (selection changes)	User [userId] selected portfolio [portfolioId] on [screenId].
User selects All portfolios from the Toolbar (selection changes)	User [userId] selected "All portfolios" on [screenId].	Portfolio IDs
Generate report
User generates a report from Report gadget by clicking a report button	User [userId] generated a report on [screenId].	Report configurations (under reportConfigurations in UI json)
User generates a report from Datagrid gadget by clicking a report button	User [userId] generated a report on [screenId].	Report configurations (under reportConfigurations in UI json)

Changes in system settings

FA tracks changes in system settings that can affect FA functionality and system logic.

Action	Message	Attachment
Change preferences
Create, modify or delete Account set in Preference → Bookkeeping → Account set	User [username] created/modified/deleted account set [account set code]	Changes in JSON format. In case of creating or deleting an account set, all account set attributes and accounts are listed. Modification shows the change, the old values, and the new ones.
Modify Analytics+ columns in Preference → Content and translations → Analytics+ columns	User [username] changed Analytics+ custom column definition for [custom column code]	Changes in JSON format. In case of creating or deleting a column, all column attributes are listed. Modification shows the change, the old values, and the new ones.
Modify permissions in Preference → Administration → Permissions	User [username] changed permissions: [permission change]	Changes in JSON format: old permission set and the new one.
Create, modify or delete a posting rule in Preferences → Bookkeeping → Posting rules	User [username] created/modified/deleted posting rule in rule set [ruleset code] id [rule ID]	Changes in JSON format. In case of creating or deleting a posting rule, all posting rule attributes are listed. Modification shows the change, the old values, and the new ones.
Import a posting rule import in Preferences → Bookkeeping → Posting rules	User [username] imported posting rules in rule set [rule set code]	Changes in JSON format: all attributes of all rules in the imported file as one list.
Create, modify or delete security type changes in Preference → Securities → Security types	User [username] created/modified/deleted security type [security type code]	Changes in JSON format. In case of creating or deleting a security type, all security type attributes are listed. Modification shows the change, the old values, and the new ones.
Change API or processes configurations
Generate or delete API token in Administration → API → Key management	User [username] created/deleted API token [token name]
Change process configuration in Administration → Processes	User [username] added/modified/deleted configuration of process [processId]	Changes in JSON format. In case of creating or deleting a configuration, all configuration attributes are listed. Modification shows the change, the old values, and the new ones.
Manage extensions
Install, upgrade, or uninstall extensions in AppStore	User [username] installed/upgraded/uninstalled process/report/widget/query/action/profile/formula [package name] [package version, except if it is uninstalled]
Manage system-level files
Rename a file	User [username] renamed [file name] on directory [directory path]
Move, copy a file	User [username] moved/copied [file name] from [directory path] to [directory path]
Delete a file	User [username] deleted [file or directory name] from [directory path]
Create a directory	User [username] created directory [directory path]
Upload or download a file	User [username] uploaded/downloaded [file name] to/from [directory path]

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