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# File audit trailing
To enable audit logs for files
1\. Open the properties panel and click on the Data Connections section
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You need to set up a connection before enabling logs
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2\. Go to the *Enable audit logs* option
3\. Click on the switch control to enable audit logs
Once you start adding data, a folder with the name **Audit\\\[File name]\\** will be created under the path related to the connection. (e.g. if your connection points to C:\test\writeback folder and the file name is **Customers**, the audit logs will be stored in the *C:\test\writeback\Audit\Customers* folder)
A new log file will be created per day to avoid performance issues in reading big files.
The audit log files contain a similiar structure as the original file with 3 additional XML nodes: ActionAt, ActionBy and ActionType.
| XML Node | Description |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ActionAt** | Date and time when the action was performed |
| **ActionBy** | Which user performed the action (UserDirectory\UserId) |
| **ActionType** | What action was performed ( C = create, U = update, D= delete ) |
In the example below you can see an entry for the Customers audit log XML file.
```markup
ABC001
Micheal Smith
2021-04-22T11:58:25.684+00:00
QOM\jdean
C
```