Considerations for Monitoring User Activity with Event Log Files
Event log files contain the granular details of user activity. Information about these
user activities, known as events, let you swiftly identify abnormal behavior and
safeguard data. Refer to these considerations when retrieving event log files that are stored in
the EventLogFile API object.
Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited
Editions
Event Type
View Client
Create Client
Edit Client
Create Household
ViewClient (sObject type Account)
ViewClient (sObject type Contact)
ViewClientDetailsTab (sObject type Account)
CreateClient (sObject type Account)
CreateClient (sObject type Contact)
EditClient (sObject type Account)
EditClient (sObject type Contact)
ViewHousehold (sObject type Account)
ViewHouseholdDetailsTab (sObject type Account)
Creating a household creates a standard account record.
Creating a client from an account or contact list view creates a standard account or
contact record, respectively. The corresponding account or contact part of the client that
is typically created automatically is not tracked as a separate
event.
All Financial Services Cloud activities are tracked as standard event types.
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