Navigating the System Audit Trail

Objective

After completing this lesson, you will be able to perform an SAP Fieldglass System Audit.

System Audit Trail

The System Audit Trail page tracks and displays the activity history of an organization’s SAP Fieldglass tenant and responsible Users. This feature is useful for monitoring activity in the application.

Navigating the System Audit Trail Admin Object

The Systems Tools section of the Admin Menu, Business Unit selection is highlighted.

1	To see the criteria required to audit WorkingNet’s use of SAP Fieldglass, select System Audit Trail from the System Tools section of the admin menu.

System Audit Trail List Page

System Audit Trail page. The page is divided into two sections, with the top containing search parameter fields such as User, numner of Rows, Module, Activity, Start Date and time, End Date and time, and Source. Below that is the section displaying the search results, which lists who performed the activity, the Date, Module, Activity, Source, Username, and App. The section containing the User, Module, Date, and Source fields, as well as the Apply button and the audit trail activities list are highlighted.

The System Audit Trail page lists all of the activities performed by all users in SAP Fieldglass.

2	You would use the fields at the top of the page to filter for the activity records you want to view, and select Apply Filters to display the initial search results.
3	Though you can select the Apply Filters button without setting criteria, it may return thousands of audit trail entries and take several minutes for the page to refresh.

Performing a System Audit

The legal team for WorkingNet Networking, Inc., a global manufacturer of data networking equipment, routinely performs audits to ensure compliance with organizational standards and workflows. They’ve randomly selected Brian, the manager of WorkingNet’s PMO, for an audit to determine the number of statements of work he’s approved within a given time frame.

The legal team has asked you, WorkingNet’s SAP Fieldglass administrator, to perform that system audit for Brian’s SOW activities.

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Summary

The System Audit Trail feature tracks and displays activity history within an organization's SAP Fieldglass tenant and user actions. It is essential for monitoring application activities.

Key Points:

Monitoring Activities: This feature is essential for monitoring and auditing user actions within SAP Fieldglass.
Listing All Activities: The page lists all activities performed by users, filtered by User, Module, Date, and Source.
Filtering Activity Records: Use top fields on the System Audit Trail page to filter desired activity records and apply filters.

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