Change Tracking
Overview
- The Change Tracking Report logs modifications that are made to the network and the updated configuration files that are imported.
- It can be accessed from the main menu
- For every change, the timestamp, action, device, and description are recorded.
- Changes are displayed and can be filtered by calendar day.
- At the top of the table is a drop down that allows the user to select which day to review.
- The default is the current day.
Functionality
The Change Tracking Report can be:
- searched
- sorted by any column
- switched to a list view
- exported
- and configured with alternate columns if required
These functions are available in the upper right corner of the table.
Change Types
The types of change actions that are logged are:
- File import – for each file uploaded, of the following statuses will be displayed:
- “successful import” – file imported successfully”
- ignored file: <filename> – unknown file type, ignored
- “failed import” – file failed to import, review help center for reason
- Topology map – for each file uploaded, of the following statuses will be displayed for the topology map
- “device path information” – triggered if the connectivity matrix changes
- Paths can be added or removed
- Assets refers to destination IP addresses
- Services refers to the unique ports (or any) associated with the imported device
- Details on the above can be viewed in the Connectivity paths
- “topology updated” – indicates the topology map has been successfully updated
- “topology failure” – indicates the topology map has failed, review help center for reason
- Connectivity Paths – for each file uploaded, of the following statuses will be displayed for the workspace
- “workspace analysis updated” – all other tables have been successfully updated