The Auditing log file is a standard comma-delimited ASCII file which can only be viewed outside of Perceptive Enterprise Search - Local Administration Console. It is written in a format suitable for loading into a database or spreadsheet product for analysis or reporting. The fields are surrounded by quotes, and separated by commas. Here is an example of the output of the file:
"93/02/16","17:14:58","JSMITH","START"
"93/02/16","17:15:02","JSMITH","QUERY","INTERACTION~\\ THEREFORE~"
"93/02/16","17:15:14","JSMITH","STOP"
Each record contains these four fields:
| Date | in the yy/mm/dd format |
| Time | in 24 hour format |
| User | the user ID |
| Activity | START, STOP, QUERY, ERROR, RESULT, BROWSE, ANNOTATE or ACTIVATE |
Depending on the activity (as above), there may be a fifth field containing additional information.
| Query | The search expression |
| Error | The error message |
| Result | The number of hits, number of words, number of documents |
| Browse | Document name |
| Annotate | File name |
| Activate | File name |
Note: When the log contains information generated by Perceptive Search Workgroup Web the User field will be replaced by the request IP address.