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title: "Add/Edit Event Log Audit Method (dialog)"
slug: "oas-cfgut-csh-addedit-event-log-audit-method-dialog-3-28"
updated: 2025-07-04T10:04:38Z
published: 2025-07-07T14:09:26Z
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# Add/Edit Event Log Audit Method (dialog)

All audit methods share some common settings (see [Table: Audit method settings (Common)](/sec/docs/oas-cfgut-csh-addedit-event-log-audit-method-dialog-3-28#Tab_AuditMethodCommonSettings)).

| Field name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Name | This the name that will be displayed in the Available Audit Methods list. |
| Type | The type of audit method. |
| Auditor State |
| Enabled | Determines whether the audit method is enabled or not. |
| Reject audit message if this method fails | Select this checkbox if you want to return an error if this method fails to record an audit message. |
| Record audit message if no other audit method has recorded it | Select this checkbox if messages should only be logged by this auditing method if they have not been previously logged by any other method. |
| Audit Message Types |
| Audit Message Types | Select the audit message types that should be logged by this method on the respective events: - Error - Warning - Information - Success - Failure |

Additionally, the event log file audit method has the following settings:

| Field name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Event Log Audit Settings |
| Location | This is the log in the Event Viewer that the audit messages will be written to. You can use one of the standard logs supplied with the operating system, or you can create your own. |