C8 Auditing

[woisau]

Hello,

i have set up the Audit Reports  (Package, ...). When i call a report C8 is searching for the Content Store.
How can i setup the Auditdatabase? I did not find anything about the Audit Database in the Documentations.

thanks for your help

[COGNOiSe administrator]

Oh, common. Check the Installation and Configuration PDF. It's right there.

[kommireddy]

Please refer page#173 in Administration and security guide,

--->Before you can create audit reports or use the sample audit reports that come with Cognos 8, you
must set up audit reporting as follows:
1. Direct log messages to a database.
Set up a logging database and configure log messages to be sent to the database. For
information about configuring log messages, see the Installation and Configuration Guide.
Important: The logging database must be separate from the Content Store database.
2. Set the logging level for audit reports.
Set the logging level to Request or higher. The default is Minimal. For information about how
to set the logging levels, see "Set Logging Levels" (p. 57).
3. Enable native query logging (p. 58).

[woisau]

Sorry but this is page 173 from Administration and Security Guide
Are there more versions of this guide?


• delivery method (p. 182)
• prompt for values (p. 179)
These options override the defaults for a report for a one-time run.
You can change default run options for reports (p. 172)
If you change the delivery method while a report is running, the run operation is cancelled. The
report is run again using the new delivery method that you select. This can be time-consuming for
large reports. To save time, specify the delivery method before you run the report.
To specify a time for the report to run, to choose additional formats or more than one language,
or for additional delivery methods, use advanced run options (p. 173).
You must have execute permissions for the report you are attempting to run. You must have read
and traverse permissions for the folder that contains the report.
Steps
1. In Cognos Connection, click the run with options button on the actions toolbar to the right of
the report you want to run.
2. Under Formats, click the format that you want for the report output.
3. Under Language, click the language that you want for the report output.
4. Under Delivery, choose to view the report, save the report, or print the report in PDF format.
5. If you choose to print, click Select a printer, click the button next to the printer you want to
use, and click OK. If the printer is not listed, you can type the printer information.
Tip: If you have administrator privileges and want to set up the printer for future use, click
New printer. You must type the network address of the printer by using the format
\\server_name\printer_name for a network printer on a Windows installation and
printer_name for a UNIX installation or for a local printer.
6. If you want to prompt for values to filter the data in the report, under Prompt Values, click
the Prompt for values check box.
You are prompted for values only if the report specification or model includes prompts or if
you have access to multiple data source connections or signons.
7. Click Run.
Set Advanced Report Options for the Current Run
Using advanced run options, you can specify the following run options for a report for the current
run:
• time when the report should run
• multiple report output formats if you choose to run the report later and additional format
choices for HTML and PDF (p. 177)
• one or more languages (p. 178)
• one or more delivery methods (p. 182)
• prompt for values (p. 179)
• burst the report (p. 182)
The report runs in the background if you run the report later, select multiple report formats or
languages, select to save, print or email the report, or burst the report. If you set your preferences
to show a summary of the run options (p. 120), the summary appears whenever the report is not
run interactively.
The report runs in the background. When done, the output versions button appears next to the
report on the Actions toolbar.
Tip: Click the output versions button to view the selected formats. For more information, see
"View Report Output Versions" (p. 181).
Default options are set by the report author. You can change default run options for reports

[raro]

0. create a database for the audit information
    Keep in mind, that you need UTF8 and 8k pagesize

1. start cognos configuration
    Environment >> Logging >> right click your mouse
    Setup the DB connection to your logging database

2. logon to your cognos connection
    Server Administration >> Configure >> Properties >> Set Loglevel from 1 to 4 or 5

    pls. read the manual

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