Auto-purge Audit Logs

Learn more: Audit Logs

This option provides the ability to configure an automatic data purge of the Audit Log, based on some number of days. All audit log entries older than the specified number days are purged automatically.

Users that have the Manage Audit Log permission can configure auto-purge settings

When the auto-purge option is specified, for example with a retention period of 10 days, then any record in the Audit Log that is more than 10 days old is permanently deleted. The auto-purge action may not happen immediately, but the purge action is scheduled every day.

Considerations

• In a purge action, the audit log entries are deleted permanently and cannot be restored
• The auto-purge action bypasses any Recycle Bin restore option
• By default, auto-purge is disabled

To configure Auto-Purge for Audit Log records:

1. Click Settings > Administration > Audit Logs
2. Click the [Purge Settings] button
3. Specify the number of days to retain the Audit Log entries

   The number of days must be a positive number, greater than zero

   If the number of days is equal to zero, Auto-Purge is disabled

   Field label

   Retention Period (Days)

4. Click [Save]

The Audit Log includes a log of any actions related to Auto-purge settings.