Data Access Audit
Overview
The Data Access Audit tab provides a detailed log of all actions performed within the Data Access Management module for Tableau. It captures changes related to users, groups, roles, projects, reports, and associated permissions, ensuring visibility into access-related activities.
Each audit entry records who performed the action, what was modified, when the change occurred, and the source of the update. This supports traceability for compliance, governance, and accountability.
Audit data is available across multiple levels, including instance, site, site groups, site users, project permissions, and report permissions.
Instance-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the instance action occurred.
Audit User: The username of the person who created, updated, or deleted the instance.
Action: The specific activity performed, such as Create, Update, or Delete.
Description: A summary describing the action taken on the instance.
Site-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the site-level action occurred
Audit User: The username of the person who performed the action
Connection Name: The name of the connector associated with the site
Action: The specific activity performed on the site, such as Crawl, Update, or Status Change
Description: A summary of the action taken on the site
Site Groups-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the group-level action occurred
Tableau Group: The name of the Tableau group affected
Audit User: The username of the person who performed the action
Action: The specific activity performed, such as Add, Update, or Delete
Description: A summary of the change made to the Tableau group
Site Users-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the user-level action occurred
Tableau User Name: The username of the Tableau user affected
Audit User: The username of the person who performed the action
Action: The specific activity performed, such as Add, Update, or Delete
Description: A summary of the change made to the Tableau user
Project Permissions-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the permission change occurred
Site: The name of the Tableau site where the project resides
Project: The name of the Tableau project where the permissions were modified
Groups/Users: The groups or users whose permissions were added, updated, or removed
Privileges: The specific permissions affected, such as View, Edit, or Publish
Audit User: The username of the person who performed the action
Action: The specific permission-related activity performed
Description: A brief explanation of the permission change
Report Permissions-Level Audit
Date: Timestamp including date and time when the report permission change occurred
Site: The name of the Tableau site where the report is located
Project: The name of the Tableau project that contains the report
Report: The name of the report (Workbook, View, or Datasource) affected
Type: The type of the report (Workbook, View, or Datasource)
Groups/Users: The groups or users whose permissions were modified
Privileges: The specific permissions affected, such as View or Edit
Audit User: The username of the person who performed the action
Action: The specific permission-related activity performed
Description: A brief explanation of the change made to the report permissions
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