Audit Logging in SharePoint 2013

Audit Logging gives the following information in Site Collection:

1. Opening or downloading documents, viewing items in lists, or viewing item properties
2. Editing items
3. Checking out or checking in items
4. Moving or copying items to another location in the site
5. Deleting or restoring items
6. Editing content types and columns
7. Searching site content
8. Editing users and permissions

Below are the steps to achieve:                                                                 

       1. Go to Central Administration -> Manage Service Applications

    2. Choose Secure Store Service 
 

    3. Then Click on the Properties in the Ribbon

4. In the Enable Audit option Select the Check Box Audit Log Enabled (the default value is 30 days and it can be changed)

5. After enabling the Audit Logging in Central Administration, we have to configure the audit settings at the site collection level and below are the steps:

Go to Site Settings -> Site Collection Administration -> Site Collection Audit Settings 

Under this settings, select the settings as shown below:

 Now, Audit Logging is configured for the site and now you can view the following types of Reports.

Checking the Reports Generated for the Site Collection
Go to Site Collection Administration -> Audit Log Reports

Once you click on any reports, it will ask for the Report Save location. Select any of the Libraries to store the Report.

Example Report Generated Screenshot:

 

 Select an Library to store the Report and Click OK

Report Generated in Excel

Hope this article helps you in understanding the Audit Logging in SharePoint 2013. Please feel free to share and comment about this post if it helps you.

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