Auditing and Snapshot Settings
The settings on this page allow you to configure Auditing and Snapshots for adTempus.
If you want to be able to compare versions of an object, or restore a modified or deleted object, be sure to turn on snapshots for the relevant object types (see below).
Configuration
For each type of object in adTempus you specify which change tracking is applied to each event.
Auditing
The following audit events can be configured for each kind of object:
- Create
- Modify
- Delete
- Enable/Disable (for Jobs, Queues, and Groups, this applies to Release and Hold operations)
The following settings are available for audit events:
- None. No audit entry is recorded
- Automatic. An audit entry is always recorded, with no input from the user.
- Comments Optional. An audit entry is always recorded. The user is prompted to optionally enter comments about the change. The user does not have to enter comments, but cannot suppress the audit entry.
- Comments Required. An audit entry is always recorded. The user is prompted to enter comments about the change. The user is required to enter comments, and cannot suppress the audit entry.
Snapshots
The following snapshot events can be configured for each kind of object:
- Modify. The snapshot is taken before the change is applied. The snapshot will appear in the Change Log for the object.
- Delete. The snapshot is taken before the object is deleted. The object can be restored from the snapshot using the Deleted Objects command.
You must have deletion snapshots turned on (set to Automatic, Comments Optional, or Comments Required) to be able to restore deleted objects.
The following settings are available for snapshot events:
- None. No snapshots are created. The user is not permitted to create an on-demand snapshot.
- On-Demand. No automatic snapshots are created, but the user may create an on-demand snapshot.
- Automatic. A snapshot is always recorded, with no input from the user.
- Comments Optional. A snapshot is always created. The user is prompted to optionally enter a label and comments for the snapshot.
- Comments Required. A snapshot is always created. The user is prompted to enter comments and an optional label for the snapshot.
Retention Settings
The retention settings determine how long audit records and snapshots are kept.
- Retain audit records. Determines how long the audit record is kept. The audit record notes who made the change, but does not contain information about what specific settings were changed.
- Retain snapshots. Determines how long snapshots are kept, for actions other than Delete.
- Retain snapshots of deleted objects. Determines how long snapshots of deleted objects are kept. The snapshot can be used to recover a deleted object. Once the snapshot has been purged, the object cannot be recovered.
These settings do not apply to automatic full-system snapshots created as part of the daily backup process, which have their own retention setting on the Data Backup page.