Using the Event Viewer

The Event Viewer in Personify e-Business allows you to view the log of system (portal) events, such as login attempts, general exception errors, etc.

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With the implementation of PA-DSS certification in Personify, it is required that you set up a number of Log Types. These Log Types are then stored in the PADSS database for security purposes. Keeping the event logs allows you to view a history of web site changes, data access, etc.

To allow the log types to be recorded in another database:

1.    From your DNN database, open the SQL script “PADSS_ClientScript.sql” and change the ALTER DATABASE name to your database’s name:

2.    Enter your Web Reference URL:

The Web Reference URL is stored in:
select * from personifysetting where PersonifySettingName = ‘PersonifyLogURL’

3.    Run the SQL script “PADSS_ClientScript.sql” against your DNN database.

If you have not run this script or if the PADSS database is down, the Admin/Host will not be able to log-in to the site. The Admin/Host user will receive the error message: “PADSS Audit Log is not setup - please check your configuration.”

You will need System Administrator privileges to run the SQL script.

To access the Event Viewer:

1.    From the toolbar, select Admin > Event Viewer.
The Event Viewer page appears as shown below.

2.    Click Edit Log Settings.
The Edit Log Settings screen displays as shown below.

3.    Click Add Log Setting.
The Logging Settings screen displays as shown below.

4.    In the Log Type drop-down is a list of all the Log Types available through DNN. Refer to the following table to see which of these tables are required for PADSS certification:

DotNetNuke allows a wild card option (*) to enable logging for all events.