Logs view reveals user managed file/package actions at the scope of the current user's permissions. Use these logs for managing records with respect to file and package access.

  • Users can review, filter, and share their own action history.
  • Audit Users can access a read-only view of users and logs to verify standards and policy are met.
  • OrgAdmins can review, filter, and share operations for users in their Org.
  • SysAdmins can review, filter, and share operations for Orgs.
Note: Log views can be downloaded as CSV and Excel (.csv) formats using the Export Current View button.
Tip: Full logs can be downloaded as XML, CSV, and Excel (.csv) formats from SETTINGS > Miscellaneous: Aging - Audit Logs.
Tip: Logs view provide a journal of user access and file transfer activity. They are distinct from debug or diagnostic logs, which record software system and process event messages. You can find system debug logs in the SETTINGS > System > Debug Logs view.

Log Entry Table

User Audit Log Table (Org log shown)

Date and Time Column

Click the Date and Time Column to see transaction details for the event.

Date Details View

File Name Column

Filename Entry Information:

  • Name: The original name of the file
  • ID: The seven-digit ID of the file
  • Folder Name: The name of the MOVEit Transfer folder in which this file is currently stored
  • Size: The size (in bytes) of the file or secure message
  • Duration: The length of time (in seconds) it took to transfer the file
  • Rate: The data transfer rate of the file transfer (in bytes/second)

User Entry Information

  • Username: The username of the user (i.e. "fsmith") who performed this action
  • Full Name: The full name of the user (i.e. "Fred Smith") who performed this action
  • Target Name: The full name of the user this action affected
  • IP Address: The IP address from which this action was initiated

Other Columns

  • Action: The action performed
  • Notes: Additional notes regarding this action
  • Client: The client type and version from which this action was performed. Icons will be displayed for known client types, and unknown client types will have their full agent identification string displayed.

Special Options

  • Suppress Sign On/Sign Off: Used to hide or show sign on or sign off entries in the log. (Often people are only interested in specific actions users performed rather than the times they were signed on.)
  • Suppress Email Notes: Used to hide or show email notification entries in the log.
  • Suppress Log Views: Do not display log view records. (To conform with PCI requirements, a record is created each time the audit log, or an audit log entry is viewed.)
  • Use Large Text: Increases the font size used in the table of entries

Entries per Page

Sets the number of entries displayed on each page.

To view logs:

  1. In the left navigation panel, click LOGS. The Edit Filter page opens.
  2. Make selections for the date range of the logs, and characteristics of content to include in the log. Click Apply Filters.

    Your filter selections remain in effect for the current session only.

    You can specify:

    • Date: Start and end dates and times to include in the log. All day sets start time at 12:00 AM, and the end time to 11:59 PM.
    • Action: General action types, such as Administration, File Transfer, Uploads, etc.
    • User:. Username, full name, or a partial username.
    • File: File ID or a file name. (For file transfers only, wildcard characters accepted for file name.)
    • Size: File size. (For file transfers only, Greater than, Less than.)
    • Folder: Specific folder.
    • IP Address: IP address from which actions were initiated. (Wildcards accepted.)
    • Agent Brand: Agent name (for example: "Mozilla" or "MOVEit Automation").
    • Success/Failure: All entries, only failed entries, only successful entries.
  3. Click Apply Filters.

Export/Save Log View to a File

Click Export Current View to save the current log view to a file. This enables you to share and process log data in common data formats such as Comma Separated Values (.csv files).

Tip: By default, the logs export feature provides log data in a table of comma-separated values (.csv). You can open this format directly with Microsoft Excel.

New Export Current View Button in Logs View

Control Description
1 Customize View button

Customize/filter/reduce Log Entries table.
2 Export Current View button Export current log table as a format you can share with other users or applications. (Default is .csv format)
3 Log Entries table Displays log entries based on your user role's permission level.

Logs Page

The columns and content customizable through the "Customize View" (columns) and "Edit Filter" (content) links. Pre-defined filters, both built-in and custom, can be accessed by clicking the "Favorite Filters" link, and custom views can be saved by clicking the "Save Current View to Favorites" link. Finally, navigation links ("Go to Page") allow users to page through log entries.

Note: To conform with Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements, MOVEit Transfer creates an audit log record every time the audit log is viewed. A "View Audit Log" record is written when a list of log records is viewed, including every run of any report that accesses the audit log. A "View Audit Log Entry" record is written every time the details of an individual audit log record are viewed. To avoid the display of these records, use "Suppress Log Views" in the Customize View options.

Users, files, and folders that are referenced by log entries can usually be clicked on to view the information page for that item. The date/time value of each log entry can be clicked on to view the details for that particular entry. A certificate icon next to the date/time value indicates that this log entry contains client certificate information, meaning the user who did the action was signed on with a client certificate at the time. The details of the client certificate will be displayed on the log entry page.