Server Audit Log

December 17, 2020

Survey Solutions server administrator may inspect the server audit log. The audit log lists important events that were initiated by the users on the server, identifying who made that action, and when.

For actions of interviewers, see the detailed actions log.

To view the server audit log, the admin user should proceed to MenuAdministrationAudit log.

The log data can be exported in a form of a downloadable file in any of the following formats:

  • XLSX (Excel or compatible),
  • TAB (TAB-delimited values),
  • CSV (comma separated values).

The following actions/events are recorded in the audit log on the server:

Event TypeLogged whenDetailsExample
ExportStareda new export job is startedMentions name and version of the exported survey questionnaire and the data export format.CENSUS_INDIA_2030 v2 : exported; STATA
QuestionnaireDeleteda questionnaire and associated data are deletedMentions name and version of the questionnaire being deleted.(ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: deleted;
QuestionnaireImporteda questionnaire is imported from the DesignerMentions name and version of the questionnaire being imported to the HQ server from the Designer(ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: imported;
UserCreateda user account is createdMentions the role and login of the new user account that has been created.Headquarter user 'Headquarters1': created;
AssignmentSizeChangedan assignment size has been revisedMentions assignment number and new size value.Assignment 13091: size changed; 5
ExportEncryptionChangedencryption setting (password protection) has changed (set on or off)Mentions whether the encryption was set to enabled or disabled state. Does not mention the password.Export encryption: changed; enabled'
Export encryption: changed; disabled'
UserMovedToAnotherTeaminterviewer is moved from one team to anotherMentions which user was moved from which team to which teamUser Natalia: moved; From team SupJohnson' to SupJackson
AssignmentsUpgradeStartedan upgrade of assignments between different questionnaire versions has been startedMentions questionnaire name, source version and destination version for assignment migration.Assignments: Upgrade; From (ver. 2) to (ver. 3) CENSUS_INDIA_2030
EmailProviderWasChangedchange in configuration of the bulk email providerMentions the previous and current provider.Update: Previous provider was None, current provider is SendGrid;
UsersImporteduser accounts were created in batch modeMentions how many accounts were created in batch mode in total, and by role.Users: Import; User Headquarters1 created 8 users in batch mode, of which 7 are interviewers and 1 supervisors
AssignmentsImportednew assignments were done by uploading a preloading fileMentions questionnaire name and version for the imported questionnaire(ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: imported;
InterviewerArchivedan interviewer account gets archivedMentions admin account name and interviewer account name that was archived.Interviewer: Archive; User admin has archived interviewer account Natalia
InterviewerUnArchivedan interviewer account is restored from the archived stateMentions admin account name and interviewer account name that was unarchived.Interviewer: Unarchive; User admin has unarchived interviewer account Natalia
SupervisorArchiveda supervisor account gets archivedMentions admin account name and supervisor account name that was archived.Supervisor: Archive; User admin has archived supervisor account Natalia
SupervisorUnArchiveda supervisor account gets restored from the archived stateMentions admin account name and supervisor account name that was unarchived.Supervisor: Unarchive; User admin has unarchived supervisor account Natalia