> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dqlabs.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Asset Audit > How the asset-level Audit tab tracks CRUD operations, links, views, and job triggers for a single asset, with retention and export details. ## Overview The **Audit** tab under an asset gives you a complete, chronological record of activity on an asset — who did what, and when. It captures create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations, as well as system-level events like linking assets to domains, running metric jobs, and permission changes. You can access the Audit tab from any asset, semantic model, or metric page, alongside **Overview**, **Attribute**, **Metric**, **Usage**, **Lineage**, **Documentation**, **Conversation**, and **Catalog**. Image ## Asset Audit The **Audit Log** panel lists every recorded event for the asset, most recent first. The header shows the total event count, e.g. `Audit Log (308)`. ### Table columns Each row in the log captures both the "what" and the "who" behind an action: | Column | Description | | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Log Date** | Timestamp the action occurred, e.g. `Jul 03 2026 09:44 AM` | | **Action** | The type of event — see [Action types](#action-types) below | | **Message** | A human-readable description of what happened, e.g. *"User*[lisa@dqlabs.ai ](mailto:Jammalavamsi@dqlabs.ai)*linked GOLD\_FACT\_SELL\_THROUGH\_DAILY\_TEST to Marketing..."* | Behind each entry, the system also tracks additional metadata used for filtering, search, and export: **Asset Name**, **Attribute**, **Metric Name**, **Source ID**, **Asset ID**, **User ID**, and **User Email**. ### Action types | Action | Description | | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Created** | A new asset, attribute, or resource was created | | **Read / View** | A user viewed the asset, e.g. *"viewed GOLD\_FACT\_SELL\_THROUGH\_DAILY\_TEST asset"* | | **Updated** | A field, description, or configuration was changed | | **Deleted** | An asset or resource was removed | | **Approved** | An asset or change was approved | | **Link\_asset** | The asset was linked to another resource, such as a domain, product, or tag | | **Metric\_job\_trigger** | A metric job (e.g. a `BUSINESS` job) was manually or automatically triggered | For update events, the message includes a before/after snapshot of the change where applicable — for example, a description update shows both the old and new text. ### Filters and controls Use the **ALL** filter above the table to scope results, and the icons in the top-right of the panel to: * **Filter** — narrow entries by user, date range, resource type, or action type * **Sort** — reorder the log by date or other columns * **Search** — find specific entries by keyword * **Export** — download the audit log (CSV) via the overflow menu Use the date range and action type filters together to quickly answer questions like "who updated this asset's description last week?" ## Data retention Audit log entries are retained according to your organization's configured retention period: * **Default minimum:** 90 days * **Compliance mode:** up to 7 years, based on the storage setting configured in your organization profile Audit logs are stored immutably — entries cannot be edited or deleted, ensuring the log remains a reliable record for compliance and investigation purposes. ## Audit vs. Activity logs The Audit tab on an asset focuses on **changes and interactions with that specific asset** (CRUD operations, links, job triggers, views). A separate, organization-wide **Activity Log** (under Security) tracks **access and session-level activity** across the platform, including: * Login attempts, logouts, and failed authentication * Session timeouts * Permission checks and access denials * Queries executed against semantic layers and metrics, with parameters Each session appears as a single line in the Activity Log, with the underlying audit events available as drill-down detail. Like the asset-level Audit Log, the Activity Log is filterable, sortable, and exportable. If you need to investigate *who accessed* a resource and *from where* (e.g. IP address, session), check the organization's Activity Log under **Security**. If you need to know *what changed* on a specific asset, use that asset's **Audit** tab. ## Related pages Understand how this tab relates to the org-wide logs See Application, system-wide API, AI, and job-level events in Command Center See session-level user activity across the platform See query volume, performance, and cost metrics for this asset