Note that the Document Binder and Construction modules use the audit trail repository
to record information about previous revisions. If you generate a Change report, the information recorded in audit trail repository
within the period for which the audit trail data is trimmed, will be missing in this
report.
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Start the Administration module and log on as Domain Administrator.
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With the Domain Administration window open, click DBA > Data Maintenance > Trim Audit Trail Data.
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If your domain is an owner operator or EPC-Project Mode domain, from the Project list, select a project in which you want to trim audit trail data, or select As-Built or Project Center.
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To define the period of the audit trail data that you want to remove from the audit trail repository in the current domain, in the From box, type the initial date of the period (month, day, and year).
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In the To box, type the last date of the period (month, day, and year).
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To trim the audit trail data contained within the defined period and save it to an external file, select Save to file.
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In the File name box, type a file name segment that will become part of the name of the external file to which you are saving the defined audit trail data.
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Click Trim to save the audit trail data to the defined file and remove this data from audit trail repository in the selected domain.
The external file name contains information about the initial date of the defined
period (year, month, and day), the last date (year, month, and day), the domain name,
and the file name segment you have typed in the File name box.
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To trim the audit trail data without saving it to an external file, clear the Save to file check box.
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Click Trim to permanently remove the audit trail data from the audit trail repository in the current domain.