User Action Log
You can enable the User Action Log feature to have more visibility into the actions performed by individual M-Files Desktop users in a given vault. The feature allows the additional events described in the table below to be included in the vault event log. To enable the feature, see Enabling User Action Log.
Important remarks
Please take the following information into consideration when using the feature:
- Actions performed via M-Files Web, M-Files Mobile or any M-Files API based custom clients are not logged.
- Actions performed in offline mode are not logged.
- Using this feature considerably increases the size of the vault log.
Logged events
When the feature is in use, the following additional events are recorded to the vault event log:
Event | Description |
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Collection Members dialog opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the
Collection Members dialog is opened in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Column inserted | An event of this type is recorded
when a column is added
to a listing in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Column removed | An event of this type is recorded
when a column is
removed from a listing in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Column settings modified | An event of this type is recorded
when columns are added
or removed via the Choose Columns dialog in the
M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Data exported | An event of this type is recorded
when data is exported from the vault. The entry contains the following details:
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File opened | An event of this type is recorded
when a file is opened
via M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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File opened for document comparison | An event of this type is recorded
when
a user compares document
content in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Metadata card opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the metadata card is displayed in the right pane,
bottom pane, or popped out for any object. The entry contains the following details:
The property IDs are shown only if you have enabled this behavior via settings of the feature. |
Object copied to clipboard | An event of this type is recorded
when an object is
copied to the Windows clipboard in M-Files Desktop.
The entry contains the following details:
If multiple objects are copied, all items are separately logged. |
Object dragged from M-Files | An event of this type is recorded
when an object is
dragged and dropped from M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
If multiple objects are exported, all items are logged. |
Object history opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the
History dialog is opened via M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Object listing invoked | An event of this type is recorded
when a search is
performed in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Object listing requested from server | An event of this type is recorded
when a search is
performed in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
For M-Files to start recording events of this type, you must restart the vault after enabling the feature. |
Object relationships opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the relationships
of an object are browsed in the M-Files Desktop
listing area. The entry contains the following details:
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Object or objects marked to be available offline | An event of this type is recorded
when
M-Files Desktop is used to mark an object to be
available in the offline mode. The entry contains the following details:
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Preview tab opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the preview tab is
displayed for a document or a non-document object containing one or
more files. The entry contains the following details:
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Relationships dialog opened | An event of this type is recorded
when the
Relationship dialog is opened in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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Search initiated | An event of this type is recorded
when a search is
performed in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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View or folder marked to be available offline | An event of this type is recorded
when
M-Files Desktop is used to mark a view or folder to
be available in the offline mode. The entry contains the following details:
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View or folder opened | An event of this type is recorded
when a view or grouping
level is opened in M-Files Desktop. The entry contains the following details:
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