Whereas logs capture messages from the internal code of JasperReports Server, the auditing and monitoring systems capture user events. This gives an operational picture of how users interact with the server and what resources they use. Auditing and monitoring can help you see who is using the server, and what resources are the most in demand. This can help you locate bottlenecks and optimize your reports.

In broad terms, an audit event is any atomic operation that can be recorded by the audit system. Event properties and attributes are features of the event; they can be defined internally or in custom code. Auditing and monitoring rely on the same record of events, so the audit events are also available in monitoring data sources, Domains, and reports.

The following table lists the defined audit events and the information collected about them. For every recorded event, JasperReports Server logs the time it occurred and the user who initiated it. See the configuration file applicationContext-audit.xml for complete specification of the events.