Auditing events for DB2 Warehouse
As a security officer, auditor, or manager, you can use the IBM Cloud Activity Tracker service to track how users and applications interact with the IBM® Db2® Warehouse on Cloud service in IBM Cloud.
You can provision an instance of IBM® Db2® Warehouse on Cloud through the IBM Cloud catalog. Learn more.
The IBM Cloud Activity Tracker service records user-initiated activities that change the state of a service in IBM Cloud. To get started monitoring your user's actions, see IBM Cloud Activity Tracker. An initiator can be a user, a service, or an application.
Platform events
The following table lists the actions that generate an event:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
dashdb.instance.create |
An event is generated when you provision a service instance. |
dashdb.instance.update |
An event is generated when you rename a service instance or when you change the service plan. |
dashdb.instance.delete |
An event is generated when a service instance is deleted. |
dashdb.instance.schedule_reclaim |
An event is generated when a service instance is pending_reclamation. |
dashdb.instance.restore |
An event is generated when a service instance is restored. |
The following table lists the actions that generate an event for managing service credentials that are associated to a service instance:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
service_name.key.create |
An event is generated when an API key is created for a service instance through the Service credentials section of the service instance UI. |
service_name.key.delete |
An event is generated when an API key that is associated with a service instance is deleted from the Service credentials section of the service instance UI. |
Viewing events
Events are available in the Frankfurt (eu-de) region.
To view these events, you must provision an instance of the IBM Cloud Activity Tracker service in the Frankfurt (eu-de) region. Then, you must open the IBM Cloud Activity Tracker UI.