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3769440 - Datasphere Activity Logs has entries with column "File Name" empty.

Symptom

Upon checking Datasphere Activity Log, some entries contain column "File Name" empty.



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Environment

SAP Datasphere

Reproducing the Issue

Access the logs in Security > Activities

Cause

Expected behavior in specific scenarios.

Resolution

The empty File Name in the Activity Log is an expected behaviors in some specific scenarios.
Some possible reasons for a given entry to have an empty File Name:

1. The Activity Does Not Involve a File Operation.
The "File Name" field is only populated when the logged activity is directly associated with a file-based action (e.g., a file upload or file download).

2. Internal System or Audit Log Changes.
All changes in SAP Datasphere are logged to the Audit/Activity Logs, including internal system user actions and audit log changes themselves. These system-generated entries are not associated with any user-uploaded file, so the "File Name" field will be blank for those rows.

3. "Insert"-Type Events (Object Creation, Not Modification).
Entries that represent the initial creation or insertion of an object (rather than a modification to an existing one) may not carry file-related metadata. These entries record who performed the action and when, but attribute fields like "File Name" may be empty because no file was part of the originating event.

See Also

KBA 3578156 - Audit Logging in SAP Datasphere

Keywords

KBA , DS-SYSMON , Datasphere System Monitor , Problem

Product

SAP Datasphere all versions

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