FND Audit Setup
Description:
FND audit setup validation report including audit groups, audit tables and audited columns, and a check if the corresponding audit tables are created in columns ‘Audit Table Name’ and ‘Audit Column Exists’.
Oracle’s standard audit trail works with a concurrent program ‘AuditTrail Update Tables’, which creates a set of database triggers for updates, inserts and deletes. The triggers write table changes to an audit table with the name: audited_table_A.
The whole audit trail setup process is describe in this blog: https://www.enginatics.com/blog/how-to-track-master-data-changes-using-oracle-ebs-audit-function-and-blitz-report/
Parameters
Audit Table, Audit Group
Used tables
fnd_audit_tmplt_dtl, fnd_product_installations, fnd_oracle_userid, dba_tables, fnd_primary_key_columns, dba_tab_columns, fnd_application_vl, fnd_audit_groups, fnd_audit_tables, fnd_tables, fnd_audit_columns, fnd_columns
Categories
Related reports
FND Applications, FND Lookup Search
Dependencies
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Example Report
FND Audit Setup 16-Aug-2020 161825.xlsx
Report SQL
www.enginatics.com/reports/fnd-audit-setup/
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Executive Summary
The FND Audit Setup report validates the configuration of the Oracle Audit Trail feature. It ensures that the audit groups, tables, and columns defined in the application match the actual database triggers and shadow tables created by the system.
Business Challenge
- Compliance Gaps: Believing that auditing is active when the underlying database objects (shadow tables) haven’t been created.
- Configuration Drift: Identifying discrepancies between the intended audit policy and the technical implementation.
- Troubleshooting: Understanding why changes to a specific table are not being captured.
The Solution
This Blitz Report performs a health check on the audit setup:
- Configuration vs. Reality: Compares the FND setup tables with the DBA dictionary tables (
DBA_TABLES,DBA_TAB_COLUMNS). - Completeness Check: Verifies that every column marked for audit actually exists in the shadow table (suffix
_A). - Group Visibility: Shows which audit groups contain which tables.
Technical Architecture
The report joins FND_AUDIT_GROUPS, FND_AUDIT_TABLES, and FND_AUDIT_COLUMNS to get the definition. It then left joins to DBA_TABLES and DBA_TAB_COLUMNS to verify the existence of the physical audit objects (e.g., _A tables).
Parameters & Filtering
- Audit Table/Group: Filter to check specific objects.
Performance & Optimization
- Dictionary Access: Queries
DBA_views, which can be slow on very large databases, but usually performs well for metadata checks.
FAQ
- Q: What does “Audit Table Exists = No” mean?
- A: It means you have defined the audit policy in the application but haven’t run the “AuditTrail Update Tables” concurrent program to build the database objects.
- Q: Can I audit any table?
- A: Generally yes, but the table must have a primary key defined in EBS.
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