How to Track and Audit Changes in SharePoint Server 2016
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1. Introduction
How to Track and Audit Changes in SharePoint Server 2016
2. Step 1: Enable Audit Log Feature in Central Administration Site
Go to “Application Management†section, click “Manage service applications†under “Service Applications†on the right-pane.
Select “Secure Store Service Application†from the list. On the ribbon, click “Propertiesâ€.
In the “Edit Secure Store Service Application†page,scroll down to enable the audit section.
In “Enable Audit sectionâ€, click to select “Audit log enabled†and set “Days Until Purge†as 30 (the default value is 30 days).
Figure 1: Enable the audit section
To save the changes, click “OKâ€.
Click “OK†on the confirmation message on the screen.
3. Step 2: Enable auditing at Site Collection level
Follow the steps given below to configure the audit settings:
Click Gear icon on the top right of the homepage and then click “Site Settingsâ€.
Now under “Site Collection Administrationâ€,click “Site collection audit settingsâ€.
In “Configure Audit Settings†page, select the check boxes to specify the events that you want to be audited.
Figure 3: Configure Audit Settings page
Click “OK†to save the changes.
4. Step 3: View Audit Log Reports
After the audit functionality is enabled, data will be automatically logged. You can filter and analyze the audit data for sites, lists, libraries, list items, content types, and much more. To view the audit reports:
Click “Audit log reports†link under “Site Collection Administrationâ€.
In “View Auditing Reports†page, pick up the relevant report. You will see different reports.
After selecting the required report, browse the location where you would like to save the excel spreadsheet to view the report.
Figure 4: Browse the location to save the report
The following is a report showing site content modifications in an excel sheet using native method.
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