Audit the run logs of automation rules

Each time a rule is triggered, it saves a log of data that admins can audit to see when the rule was triggered, the status of its execution, and the details of each step the rule attempted to perform.

Admins can view the audit log of an individual rule, or a table of recent activity for all the rules in a space or app. This is an effective way to debug a rule.

Automation audit logs store activity from the past 90 days. Older entries are automatically deleted and can't be recovered.

 

To audit the activity of an individual rule:

  1. Search for a rule by name in the Rules tab, or filter the table by

    1. rule Owner

    2. specific actions, triggers, or advanced components

    3. specific labels

  2. Select the name of a rule to open it

  3. Select the Audit log button, above the Rule details

  4. Select the expand arrow on the far right to view activity of a particular run log

  5. Select the expand arrow beside each step of the rule execution to view

    1. details

    2. run times for each step of the rule

Rule config screen in Jira. "Audit log" button is highlighted to emphasize its position beneath the "Rule details" button.

To audit the activity of all rules in the space, or all the rules in an app like Jira and Confluence:

  1. Select the Audit log tab at the top of Automation

  2. Search for a rule by name or filter the table of rules by

    1. Date & time the rule was triggered

    2. Audit log ID of a particular run log

    3. specific actions, triggers, or advanced components

  3. Select either

    1. the Rule name to open that rule’s audit log, or

    2. the expand arrow on the far right to view activity of a particular run log

  4. Select the expand arrow beside each step of the rule execution to view

    1. details and

    2. run times for each step of the rule

Project automation screen, with the "Show audit log" button highlighted to emphasize its position in the "more" menu.
Global automation screen in Jira. "Show audit log" button is highlighted to emphasize its position in the "more" menu.

 

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