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Audit.Delete
Log record deletion.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Audit | 2.8 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
MBS( "Audit.Delete"; TimeStamp; TableName { ; FieldsToIgnore } ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| TimeStamp | Pass here the timestamp field you added for auditing to the table. | AuditTimeStamp | |
| TableName | The name of the table. With 10.2 optionally as second value the name of the audit log table unless you take the default AuditLog. |
"Firma¶MyAuditLog" | |
| FieldsToIgnore | A list of field names to ignore. Global fields and those set with Audit.SetIgnoredFieldNames are always ignored. | "myField" | Optional |
Result
Returns 1.
Description
Log record deletion.In order to log record deletion, please go to "Manage Accounts & Privileges" dialog in FileMaker. Check the Privileges Sets tab and create a new custom privilege set. You can duplicate one of the existing ones like the "Data Entry Only" set. Edit the new privilege set and select for Records the custom privileges option in the popup menu. For the custom record privileges, you choose for delete the limited option in the popup menu. Now in the specify calculation dialog, you enter the function: MBS( "Audit.Delete" ). Done for this table. Repeat for other tables and for other privilege sets you need.
The plugin will analyse the record on deletion now and write down values to AuditLog table with Create/Changed entries if the record was not yet analyzed or not completely analyzed so far. Finally for a delete operation, it logs a delete entry.
In the fields to ignore parameters you can pass also "FieldName|Value" to assign special values automatically. As this parameter can be build with a calculation, you can query variables or other tables for information you want to log.
You can call Audit.SetIgnoredFieldNames in order to have the plugin ignore some fields. Or pass the field names to this function.
Be aware that even if you call this function from the calculation in privileges the deletion may be cancelled later and you have deleted logged, but not executed. You an work around by implementing your own dialog for user to cancel.
The audit functions relay on the permissions to make SQL queries on your tables.
Examples
Log record on delete:
MBS( "Audit.Delete"; MyTable::AuditTimeStamp; "MyTable" )
See also
Blog Entries
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.4pr1
- Audit with MBS FileMaker Plugin
- Introducing Audit Plugin Functions for Filemaker
FileMaker Magazin
Release notes
- Version 10.4
- Fixed a crash in Audit functions when querying GetFieldID internally. Affects Audit.Backup, Audit.Backup2, Audit.Changed, Audit.Changed2, Audit.Delete and Audit.Delete2 functions.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 7th October 2020
Audit.ClearCaches - Audit.Delete2
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