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Version: 10.2

Configuring Usage Audit

The Open iT Usage Audit allows you to generate a periodic report that displays the number of distinct users per month, per module, for the past 12 months.

Activating Usage Audit​

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
    cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Once in the directory, activate the task for auditing distinct application users of Open iT, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    openit_oconfinit -u "core_audit.root.scheduler.jobs.core_audit.general.active=true"

Verify Report Generation​

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
    cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Run the command to generate distinct usage report:

    Command Syntax
    openit_audit.exe <args>
    NameDescription
    --fromUse this to specify the start date for data parsing (YYYY-MM, YYYY/MM, YYYY)
    --toUse this to specify the end date for data parsing (YYYY-MM, YYYY/MM, YYYY)
    --debugUse this to activate debugging mode
    --verboseUse this activate verbose logging mode. This will not work without --debug.
    Arguments for executing openit_audit

    Example
    openit_audit.exe --from 2020-01 --to 2020-05 --debug --verbose

  4. Verify that C:\ProgramData\OpeniT\Data\database\audit contains the following files.

    • audit.db
    • audit.sign
    • audit_trail

Next Steps?​

After configuring Usage Audit, you may proceed with its user interface.

Usage Audit Reporting Interface