Audited Actions

When vault auditing is enabled and the audit log database is correctly configured, the Meridian logs vault activity to the specified table. The table has the structure shown in the following table. The audit data is the same whether it is stored in a standalone database or in the Meridian Enterprise Server database.

Audit Table Structure

The structure of the audit table is listed in the table below.

Audit table structure
Field Name	SQL Data Type
ID	int IDENTITY
Vault	nvarchar(255) NOT NULL
Context	nvarchar(255) NULL
LoginName	nvarchar(255) NOT NULL
UserFullName	nvarchar(255) NULL
Action	nvarchar(255) NOT NULL
ActionArg1	sql_variant NULL
ActionArg2	sql_variant NULL
ActionArg3	sql_variant NULL
ActionDate	datetime DEFAULT UTCNow
ObjectID	uniqueidentifier NULL
ObjectName	nvarchar(255) NULL
ObjectPath	nvarchar(255) NULL
ObjectRevision	nvarchar(255) NULL

Vault Content Actions

Note:

The values of Action for built-in Meridian actions are predefined strings in English. Custom command action strings must be defined by the custom functions.

The vault content actions that the Meridian logs to the audit log database are listed in the following table. The values of the action arguments (for example, ActionArg1) depend on the action performed. Custom actions can also be logged with the Vault.AuditEvent method.

Meridian Enterprise vault content actions
Category	Action	ActionArg1	ActionArg2	ActionArg3	Notes
Document	Asset Management Module create reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference type internal name (string)	Reference ID (string)
Document	Asset Management Module remove reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference ID (string)
Document	CAD link create reference	Destination document ID (string)	Destination document name (string)	Destination document path (string)
Document	CAD link remove reference	Destination document ID (string)	Destination document name (string)	Destination document path (string)
Document	CAD link update properties from file
Document	CAD link update properties to file				This action is not logged when Application Integration is in Online mode because the property values can still be changed by the user or other software and those changes cannot be logged. Therefore, we recommend that the Invoke action be audited instead to detect potential document property changes. For the MicroStation link in Remote mode, occurs twice for each update.
Document	Change type	New document type name (string)
Document	Change property	<PropertySet>.<PropertyDef>	New property value (first 255 characters)	Old property value (first 255 characters)	Changes to memo type properties are only detected for the last 2000 characters.
Document	Change redlines
Document	Copy
Document	Copy to Clipboard
Document	Create	Document type name (string)	Source file or template (string)		Only supported for vaults that use Local Workspace, not the Accruent File System (AMFS).
Document	Create manual reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference type internal name
Document	Cut to Clipboard
Document	Delete manual reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference type internal name
Document	Derive
Document	Discussion comment added	Comment text (string)	Comment status (Open or Closed)
Document	Discussion comment edited	Comment text (string)	Comment status (Open or Closed)	When a redline is added, Redline. When a file is attached, the file name.
Document	Discussion comment closed		Comment status (Open or Closed)
Document	Discussion comment deleted		Comment status (Open or Closed)
Document	Drag-and-drop started				This event is not supported by PowerWeb
Document	Download document				This event is supported only by PowerWeb
Document	Global Collaboration Framework copy to briefcase	Enlistment or Update	Transfer Owner if ownership transferred, otherwise empty	Destination share name (string)
Document	Global Collaboration Framework import from briefcase	Enlistment or Update	Transfer Owner if ownership transferred, otherwise empty	Source share name (string)
Document	Import	Document type name (string)	Source file or template (string)
Document	Import briefcase	Document type name (string)	Source file (string)
Document	Invoke (open in registered application)	Verb (application) name (string)
Document	Meridian Asset Management Module create reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference type internal name (string)	Reference ID (string)
Document	Meridian Asset Management Module remove reference	Destination document ID (string)	Reference ID (string)
Document	Move				This action is not possible in PowerWeb but copying and pasting from the Windows Clipboard is logged as a Create event.
Document	Purge
Document	Rendition copy to Clipboard
Document	Rendition started
Document	Rendition finished	Succeeded or failed	Watermark prior revision
Document	Rendition attached	Source file path (string)
Document	Rendition published	Succeeded or failed	Watermark prior revision
Document	Replace				Only supported for vaults that use Local Workspace, not the Accruent File System (AMFS).
Document	Print
Document	Rename				Only supported for vaults that use Local Workspace, not the Accruent File System (AMFS).
Document	Replace content
Document	Scan	Document type name (string)	Scan file (string)
Document	Undelete
Document	Unlock for others	Name of the user who locked the document (string)
Document	Upload document				This event is supported only by the PowerWeb
Folder	Assign role	Folder name (string)	Folder ID (string)	Folder path (string)
Folder	Change type	New folder type name (string)
Folder	Copy to Clipboard
Folder	Create	Folder type name (string)
Folder	Delete
Folder	Drag-and-drop started
Folder	Move
Folder	Purge
Folder	Remove role	Folder name (string)	Folder ID (string)	Folder path (string)
Folder	Rename
Folder	Undelete
Working Copy/Quick Change	Add to to-do list	To-do list name (string)	Full user name (string)
Working Copy/Quick Change	Begin draft revision
Working Copy/Quick Change	Restore revision	Restored revision number (string)
Working Copy/Quick Change	Revoke draft revision	Draft reassigned (Boolean)
Working Copy/Quick Change	Submit draft revision	Draft reassigned (Boolean)
Document Type Workflow	Change manager	New manager (string)
Document Type Workflow	Change state	Current state (string)	New state (string)		See the note in Audit Vault Activity.
Document Type Workflow	Change to-do person	New person (string)
Document Type Workflow	Revoke document
Workflow Definition	Assign to-do persons	New persons (joined string)
Workflow Definition	Assign managers	New managers (joined string)
Workflow Definition	Create new revision
Workflow Definition	Run transition	Transition name (string)	Workflow name (string)
Workflow Definition	Migrate	State name (string)	Workflow name (string)
Workflow Definition	Reroute	State name (string)	Workflow name (string)
Hybrid Document	Attach part	Attached document ID (string)	Attached document path (string)
Hybrid Document	Create part	New part name (string)
Hybrid Document	Delete part	Part name (string)
Hybrid Document	Detach part	Detached document ID (string)	Detached document path (string)
Hybrid Document	Import part	New part name (string)	Source file(string)
Project Workflow	Assign Managers	New managers (joined string)
Project Workflow	Run transition	Transition name (string)
Project Workflow	Reroute	State name (string)
Project Copy	Confirm Merged with Master
Project Copy	Confirm Superseded by Master
Project Copy	Copy to project
Project Copy	Copy to project and lock
Project Copy	Discard from project
Project Copy	Link to Master Document
Project Copy	Release as master
Project Copy	Require Merge
Project Copy	Transfer to project
Project Copy	Undo Make Obsolete
Project Copy	Unlink from Master Document
Export Package	Status changed	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Previous state name => New state name (string)
Export Package	Recipient changed	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Previous recipient name => New recipient name (string)
Export Package	Name changed	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Previous package name => New package name (string)
Export Package	Job changed	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Previous job name => New job name (string)
Export Package	Document added	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Document ID & document name (string)
Export Package	Document removed	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)	Document ID & document name (string)
Export Package	Created	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)
Export Package	Deleted	Package name (string)	Package ID (integer)
Import Package	Create import profile	User comments	Package name (string)
Import Package	Edit import profile	User comments	Package name (string)
Import Package	Delete import profile	User comments	Package name (string)
Import Package	Create package	User comments	Package name (string)
Import Package	Start package	User comments	Package name (string)	Package status (string)
Import Package	Import document from package	Import action description	Package name (string)	Package location(string)
Import Package	Import document from package as new revision	Import action description	Package name (string)	Package location(string)
Import Package	Change package status	User comments	Package name (string)	Package status (string)
Import Package	Delete package	User comments	Package name (string)
Security	Log on attempts	Result
Security	User assigned to role or removed from role
Electronic Signature	Sign document	PowerUser only			The signing of documents from the PowerWeb client is not logged due to technical limitations. We recommend that audit logging of successful signing during workflow transitions from PowerWeb be performed in VBScript on the DocWorkflowEvent_AfterChangeWFState event. The implementation should check the transition that is occurring (TargetState parameter) and the type of client being used (Client.Type = "HTML").
Briefcase	Checkin	Briefcase name
Briefcase	Import	Briefcase name
Briefcase	Lock	Lock ID
Briefcase	Unlock	Lock ID
Briefcase	Update	Briefcase file name

Vault Configuration Actions

The vault configuration actions that Meridian logs to the audit log database are listed in the following table.

Meridian Enterprise vault configuration actions
Action	Information
Commands	Created, changed, or deleted
Configuration data	Imported or exported
Document types	Created, changed, or deleted
Environment	Changed
Event script	Changed
Extensions	Created, changed, or deleted
Field-Path definition	Changed
Folder types	Created, changed, or deleted
Lookup lists	Created, changed, or deleted
Navigation views	Created, changed, or deleted
Opened in Configurator	Opened or opened read-only
Pages	Created, changed, or deleted
Property definitions	Created, changed, or deleted
Property sets	Created, changed, or deleted
Reference types	Created, changed, or deleted
Reports	Created, changed, or deleted
Roles and privileges	Changed
Scopes	Created, changed, or deleted
Tables and queries	Created, changed, or deleted
Work area templates	Created, changed, or deleted
Workflow definitions	Created, changed, or deleted

Meridian Explorer Repository Actions

The repository actions that Meridian Explorer logs to the audit log database are listed in the following table.

Meridian Explorer repository actions
Category	Action	ActionArg1	ActionArg2	ActionArg3
Security & User Management	User logon
Security & User Management	User logoff
Security & User Management	Create user
Security & User Management	Create user group
Security & User Management	Add user to group
Security & User Management	Remove user from group
Security & User Management	Add group to group
Security & User Management	Remove group from group
Security & User Management	Update user details
Security & User Management	Update user group details
Security & User Management	Delete user
Security & User Management	Delete user group
Security & User Management	Update application permissions	Group name	Permissions
Security & User Management	Create permission level
Security & User Management	Update permission level
Security & User Management	Delete permission level
Security & User Management	Create user role
Security & User Management	Update user role
Security & User Management	Delete user role
Security & User Management	Update security hierarchy	Area	Path
Security & User Management	Update security profile	Document or ObjectTag	Path	Description
Security & User Management	Clear security profile	Document or ObjectTag	Path
Document/Tag Project	Open Explorer view	Description	ID	Type
Document/Tag Project	View native file
Document/Tag Project	View rendition
Document/Tag Project	Download native file
Document/Tag Project	Download rendition
Document/Tag Project	Draft print
Comment	Add comment	Comment text	Status	Attachment
Comment	Update comment	Comment text	Status	Attachment
Comment	Delete comment
Configuration	Deploy Explorer views
Configuration	Create new repository	Type
Configuration	Take repository offline	Type
Configuration	Bring repository online	Type
Configuration	Upgrade repository	Type
Configuration	Unregister repository	Type
Configuration	Update global permissions	Permissions	User name	Group name
Configuration	Update user assignments		Assignments
Configuration	Import repository configuration	File name
Publishing	Remove pending items	Job name	IDs
Publishing	Edit synchronization time stamp	Job name	New value
Publishing	Restart job	Job name
Publishing	Cancel job	Job name
Publishing	Create new job	Job name	Source	Destination
Publishing	Edit job	Job name	Source	Destination
Publishing	Enable job	Job name
Publishing	Disable job	Job name
Publishing	Delete job	Job name
Publishing	Create new rendering profile
Publishing	Edit rendering profile	Name
Publishing	Delete rendering profile	Name
Publishing	Import jobs	Names	Filename
Publishing	Export jobs	Names	Filename
Collections & Export Package	Create collection		Name
Collections & Export Package	Delete collection		Name
Collections & Export Package	Rename collection		Name	Change
Collections & Export Package	Change collection status		Name	Change
Collections & Export Package	Add document to collection		Name
Collections & Export Package	Remove document from collection		Name
Collections & Export Package	Add object tag to collection		Name
Collections & Export Package	Remove object tag from collection		Name
Package	Convert collection to package		Name
Package	Create package		Name
Package	Delete package		Name
Package	Rename package		Name	Change
Package	Start package		Name	Change
Package	Change package status		Name	Change
Package	Change package recipient		Name	Change
Package	Change package options		Name	Change
Package	Change package destination		Name	Change
Package	Add document to package		Name
Package	Remove document from package		Name
Package	Add object tag to package		Name
Package	Remove object tag from package		Name
Package	Import document from package	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Import document from package as new document	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Update document from package data	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Import document from package as new revision	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Import document from package as new version	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Create reference for document from package	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Add hybrid part for document from package	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Update thumbnail for document from package	Comment	Name	Path
Package	Create import profile	Comment	Name
Package	Delete import profile		Name
Package	Edit import profile		Name	Filename
Package	Import package profile	Profiles	Filename
Package	Export package profile	Profiles	Filename