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Logging Permission Checks

You can enable the logging of permission checks when you want BarTender to log users' attempts to perform certain actions, whether the user has permission to perform the action or not. These logs can be useful for both troubleshooting and auditing purposes.

When combined with electronic signatures, the logging of permission checks is a vital part of satisfying many high security standards, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CFR 21 Part 11 guidelines, which require that electronic signatures be captured for certain actions. For more information about how to use electronic signatures, refer to Requiring Electronic Signatures.

ClosedTo enable the logging of permission checks

  1. In the left navigation pane of Administration Console, click Security.

  2. Under Security, click Logging to open the Logging page.

  3. Click to select the check box next to each action that you want to log.

    To enable logging for all actions, click Check All. To make logging unavailable for all actions, click Uncheck All.

  4. Click Apply to save your changes. Alternatively, click OK to save your changes and close Administration Console.

Logs are saved to the BarTender System Database. If the BarTender System Database is not yet configured, the Logging page displays a message that prompts you to configure it.

After you enable logging for one or more actions, you can audit the list of permission checks that have been performed within the BarTender Suite by using the Security Permissions Checks view in History Explorer.

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