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 Menu
→ Administration
→ Audit 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 Type | Logged when | Details | Example |
---|---|---|---|
ExportStared | a new export job is started | Mentions name and version of the exported survey questionnaire and the data export format. | CENSUS_INDIA_2030 v2 : exported; STATA |
QuestionnaireDeleted | a questionnaire and associated data are deleted | Mentions name and version of the questionnaire being deleted. | (ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: deleted; |
QuestionnaireImported | a questionnaire is imported from the Designer | Mentions name and version of the questionnaire being imported to the HQ server from the Designer | (ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: imported; |
UserCreated | a user account is created | Mentions the role and login of the new user account that has been created. | Headquarter user 'Headquarters1': created; |
AssignmentSizeChanged | an assignment size has been revised | Mentions assignment number and new size value. | Assignment 13091: size changed; 5 |
ExportEncryptionChanged | encryption 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' |
UserMovedToAnotherTeam | interviewer is moved from one team to another | Mentions which user was moved from which team to which team | User Natalia: moved; From team SupJohnson' to SupJackson |
AssignmentsUpgradeStarted | an upgrade of assignments between different questionnaire versions has been started | Mentions questionnaire name, source version and destination version for assignment migration. | Assignments: Upgrade; From (ver. 2) to (ver. 3) CENSUS_INDIA_2030 |
EmailProviderWasChanged | change in configuration of the bulk email provider | Mentions the previous and current provider. | Update: Previous provider was None, current provider is SendGrid; |
UsersImported | user accounts were created in batch mode | Mentions 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 |
AssignmentsImported | new assignments were done by uploading a preloading file | Mentions questionnaire name and version for the imported questionnaire | (ver. 2) CENSUS_INDIA_2030: imported; |
InterviewerArchived | an interviewer account gets archived | Mentions admin account name and interviewer account name that was archived. | Interviewer: Archive; User admin has archived interviewer account Natalia |
InterviewerUnArchived | an interviewer account is restored from the archived state | Mentions admin account name and interviewer account name that was unarchived. | Interviewer: Unarchive; User admin has unarchived interviewer account Natalia |
SupervisorArchived | a supervisor account gets archived | Mentions admin account name and supervisor account name that was archived. | Supervisor: Archive; User admin has archived supervisor account Natalia |
SupervisorUnArchived | a supervisor account gets restored from the archived state | Mentions admin account name and supervisor account name that was unarchived. | Supervisor: Unarchive; User admin has unarchived supervisor account Natalia |