Audit logs

Administrator A user who can use all functionality in both Nintex RPA Central and Nintex Bot. role required.

Retain and download audit logs anytime you desire. This topic explains audit log options, data, and events.

Retain audit logs

  1. On the top navigation bar, click Settings.
  2. Click Audit logs in the side navigation menu.
  3. Next to Audit log retention, click > Edit.
  4. Record the number of days to retain the audit logs. The default is 120 days.

Download audit logs

  1. On the top navigation bar, click Settings.
  2. Click Audit logs in the side navigation menu.
  3. Click Download to export your retained audit log history to a CSV file.

Logged data

  • Type

  • Timestamp

  • Name

  • Description

  • Detail one

  • Detail two

  • License edition

  • Machine name

  • Domain

  • IP address

  • Username

  • Application name

  • Application version

  • OS name

  • OS version

Tracked events

Name Type* Example Source of event
HistoryExported Information User has exported history. Nintex RPA Central
Purge_History Information User has purged the history. Nintex RPA Central
Configuration_Settings_Certificate Configuration The Nintex RPA Central certificate has been changed. Nintex RPA Central
Configuration_Settings_AutoPurge Alert The auto purge has run. Nintex RPA Central
License_Activated Configuration License activation. Nintex RPA Central
License_Deactivated Configuration License deactivation. Nintex RPA Central
License Update Configuration License has been modified. Nintex RPA Central
Security_UserAdded Configuration A user has been added to Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Security_UserDeleted Configuration A user has been removed from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Security_User_Updated Configuration A user permission has been changed. Nintex RPA Central
Bot_Connect Alert A user has logged on and the Connector was initiated. Nintex RPA Central
Bot_Disconnect Alert Nintex RPA Central Connector closed by Task Manager. Nintex RPA Central
Bot_Disabled Information An administrator has disabled Nintex Bot in Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Bot_Reset Information An administrator has reset an errored Nintex Bot in Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Queued Information Instance manually started in Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Running Information Instance state changed from queued to running. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Paused Information Instanced paused from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Resumed Information Instance resumed from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Terminated Information Instance terminated from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_Errored Error Nintex Bot has encountered an error condition and stopped. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_WorkItem_Sent Information Nintex RPA Central has sent a work item to Nintex Bot. Nintex RPA Central
Instance_WrokItem_RecordSkipped Information User has manually skipped a record. Nintex RPA Central
Bot_Opened Information New instance of Nintex Bot created from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex Bot
Bot_Closed Information Instance of Nintex Bot from Nintex RPA Central closed. Nintex Bot
BotFlow_Created Information New botflow initiated. Nintex RPA Central
BotFlow_Updated Information Existing botflow has been modified. Nintex RPA Central
BotFlow_Permissions_Updated Information User added to botflow permissions. Nintex RPA Central
BotFlow_Deleted Information User has deleted a botflow. Nintex RPA Central
BotFlow_Published Information Botflow published from Nintex RPA Central. Nintex RPA Central
BotFlowSteps_Opened Information An existing botflow has been opened (Nintex Bot or Designer). Nintex Bot
BotFlowSteps_Closed Information An existing botflow has been closed (Nintex Bot or Designer). Nintex Bot
BotFlow_Steps_Saved Information A botflow has been saved to Nintex RPA LE (Nintex Bot or Designer). Nintex Bot
DataOpened Information A database has been opened and loaded (Nintex Bot or Designer). Nintex Bot
DataClosed Information A database has been closed in Nintex Bot (Nintex Bot or Designer). Nintex Bot
RunStateChanged_StartedRunning Information Nintex Bot or Designer has started running a botflow. Nintex Bot
RunStateChanged_StoppedRunning Information Nintex Bot or Designer has stopped running a botflow. Nintex Bot
Botflow_Exported Information An existing botflow has been exported to a file from Designer. Nintex Bot
Botflow_Imported Information An existing botflow has been imported to a file from Designer. Nintex Bot

*The event can have the following types:

  • Information. This event is initiated by a user interaction or is scheduled.

  • Configuration. This administrative event effects operations.

  • Error. A Nintex Bot failure caused this event to break the instance or stop the Nintex Bot.

  • Alert. This even happened automatically, was not initiated by a user, and may need attention.

  • Warning. Functionality, such as a user login, failed.

  • Unknown. This type was unexpected.