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The Audited Activities tab allows you to change which types of SQL Server events you want to audit on the selected instance. IDERA SQL Compliance Manager audits these events at the server level only.
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Allows you to select the type of activity you want to audit. Based on your selections, SQL Compliance Manager collects and processes the corresponding SQL Server events based on your selections.
You can choose to audit event categories and user-defined events. An event category includes related SQL Server events that occur at the server level. A user-defined event is a custom event you create and track using the sp_trace_generateevent stored procedure.
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For each instance registered, the option of Extended Events is selected by selected by default to capture DML and Select activities. During the upgrade process, SQL Compliance Manager checks for the current saved value for the Capture DML and Select Activities optionoptions.
Via Trace Events - Allows you to select Trace Events as your event handling system for DML and SELECT activities. For more information about this feature, see , Understanding Traces.
Via Extended Events - Allows you to select SQL Server Extended Events as your event handling system for DML and SELECT events for SQL Server 2012 and later versions. For more information about this feature, see Using SQL Server Extended Events.
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SQL Compliance Manager does not support Extended Events functionality on SQL Server releases earlier than SQL Server 2012, therefore, for the registration of SQL Server instances with versions lower than SQL Server 2012, the Capture DML and Select Activities option is set to Via Trace Events. |
Via SQL Server Audit Specifications - Allows you to select SQL Server Audit Logs as your event handling system for DML and SELECT events for SQL Server 2017 and later versions. For more information about this feature, see Using SQL Server Audit Logs.
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SQL Compliance Manager does not support Extended Events functionality on SQL Server releases earlier than SQL Server 2012, therefore for the registration of SQL Server instances with versions lower than SQL Server 2012, the Capture DML and Select Activities option is set to Via Trace Events Server Audit Specifications is the default Event Collection Method. |
Access Check Filter
Allows you to refine your audit trail for SQL Server login data by collecting events that better reflect your auditing requirements for security and user processes.
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Select this filter to help identify logins that may have with inappropriate access rights or permissions. This filter may also help reduce the size of your audit data.
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