Auditing Objects
With Liferay’s audit framework, you can track critical system activities related to objects. This includes changes made to object definitions, fields, actions, and relationships, along with changes made to individual object entries. While object permissions and account restrictions enable you to control access to data, organization requirements often demand change tracking to comply with regulations or internal policies. The audit framework improves transparency, compliance, and security by providing detailed records of object-related interactions.
When auditing is enabled, Liferay tracks activities across both object definitions and individual object entries.
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Object Definition Actions: Capture any creation, modification, or deletion of object definitions, fields, validations, and views.
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Entry-Level Changes: Capture any creation, modification, or deletion of individual object entries, including changes to specific field values.
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Object Actions: Capture executions of object actions like automated entry creation, notifications, or integrations.
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Relationship and Validation Changes: Capture updates in relationships and validation rules for both object definitions and object entries.
With the audit framework, administrators can access both real-time and historical tracking to maintain a comprehensive log of all object-related actions.
Best Practices for Auditing Objects
To avoid overwhelming the system with excessive logs, prioritize auditing for objects containing sensitive data or business-critical actions. You can apply filters to audit logs to focus on specific actions, roles, or users, which can help you find the specific data you want to analyze. Periodically review audit logs for object definitions and object entries to scan for unusual activity and ensure compliance with your organization’s security policies. In addition to reviewing logs, make sure to export them regularly to maintain historical records and support audit readiness.
Conclusion
By integrating object definitions and entries into the audit framework, Liferay provides a robust toolset for tracking changes and interactions across the platform. Administrators can rely on these logs to maintain security, compliance, and transparency, supporting both internal governance and external regulatory requirements. Next, you’ll review what you’ve learned before moving on the next module.
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