Auditing on Flash/Excel Objects

[Former Member]

Hi - am trying to build report out of Activity universe to check actions performed on Flash objects. I have a Flash file uploaded on one of the folders in Infoview.

The Actions captured in audit database for this object is 'Object Created','Object Deleted' and 'Object Modified'. I would like to know how to caputre the 'Object viewed' action in the database? This is a requirement to audit how many users are viewing my flash file everyday?

The version of Business Objects is XI 3.1

Thanks

Ayesha.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If your xcelsius file is using QAAWS it will refresh a web intelligence file from the application folder. You can then monitor this one to get a list of who did access the flash/pdf file.

The easiest way is to have a small webi refreshed on open in the xcelsius dashboard

[JWiseman · Accepted solution]

Ayesha,

if you are using xcelsius and you also have crystal reports you may wish to consider to use the technique mentioned [here|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/16893] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];.

your dashboard usage can then be audited and you can use a direct database connection for improved performance.

[ofir_gil · Accepted solution]

There is a product from APOS Systems that will let you do that. You can even audit the usage of areas within your dashboard or setup auditing of various events within your dashboard. http://www.apos.com/content/content.aspx?content=apos-insight

[Former Member]

Hi,

The refresh event is typically at the Processing servers. For e.g. In webi. processing server there is an option called " Document Refreshed".

Now that being said.. you raise a good question. I am not sure which processing server is responsible for swf files. Is it APS? - I couldn't see any events for them.

May be some of the Gurus could help.

[denis_konovalov]

What kind of Flash file is it ?

[Former Member]

It's a .swf file generated from Xcesius 2008 and published to one of the Infoview Folders. It has a dashboard in it.

[denis_konovalov]

If it's Xcelsius dashboard, most likely it's based on LO or QAAWS, so it'll open those docs, so the audit info can be get for those objects....

I don't think we audit flash objects on their own.