Activity Log Tenant Event Type Reference

This topic describes the Activity Log tenant event types and attributes. For information about site events, see Activity Log Site Event Type Reference.

Event type details

The following content describes tenant event types and attributes in the Activity Log. Use the alphabetically sorted list of event types on the right, or ctrl/cmd-f to go directly to keywords you have in mind.

Note: Timestamps for events are recorded in ISO 8601 UTC.

Common attributes

The table contains common attributes for all Activity Log tenant events. For event-specific attributes, review the individual event tables in this topic.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
eventOutcomestringRepresents the final outcome of the operation. Possible values are:
  • success: The attempted operation was completed successfully.
  • unauthorised: The initiating user wasn't authorised to perform the operation.
  • client_error: The operation failed due to a cause attributable to the client/caller. For example, invalid API request parameters, client connection timeout or throttling.
  • internal_error: The operation failed due to an unexpected internal error.
eventOutcomeReasonstringProvides additional details about the event outcome
eventTimestringTimestamp when the event occurred
initiatingSessionIdstringID of user's session which initiated the operation
initiatingUrlstringURL associated with the request that initiated the operation, such as the URL of a REST API endpoint that was invoked.
initiatingUserAgentstringUser-Agent HTTP header associated with the request that initiated the operation
initiatingUserDisplayNamestringDisplay name of the user who initiated the operation
initiatingUserEmailstringEmail address of the user who initiated the operation
initiatingUserIpAddressstringRemote client IP address of the request that initiated the operation. Either a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address.
initiatingUserIdstringID of the user who initiated the operation
initiatingUserRolestringRole or privilege level that allowed the initiating user to perform the operation
podUristringUniform Resource Identifier (URI) of pod where the operation occurred
siteIdstringID of site where the operation occurred
siteNamestringName of site where the operation occurred
siteUristringUniform Resource Identifier (URI) of site where the operation occurred
tenantIdstringID of tenant where the operation occurred
tenantNamestringName of tenant where the operation occurred
tenantUristringUniform Resource Identifier (URI) of tenant where the operation occurred
traceUuidstringAuto-generated UUID identical across all the events in a batch, such as multiple permissions changed by a single user action.

batch_revoke_personal_access_token

The batch_revoke_personal_access_token event occurs when a tenant is suspended or deleted, or a user is removed​​.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
patUserIdstringID of the user whose PATs were revoked. Not included if PATs were revoked for the entire tenant.

batch_revoke_session

The batch_revoke_sessions event occurs when all sessions associated with a tenant or user are revoked.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
sessionUserIdstringID of the user whose sessions were revoked. Not included if sessions were revoked for the entire tenant.

create_or_update_oidc_config

The create_or_update_oidc_config event occurs when the OIDC configuration is changed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
isSecretUpdatedboolIndicates whether the secret has been updated. The actual secret value isn't recorded. This attribute helps admins track changes in their organisation, such as those affecting system functionality or ensuring scheduled secret rotations are carried out properly.
newSettingsValuestringNew OIDC configuration settings
oldSettingsValuestringPrevious OIDC configuration settings
resourceIdstringResource ID of an OIDC configuration

create_or_update_saml_config

The create_or_update_saml_config event occurs when the SAML configuration is changed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newSettingsValuestringNew SAML configuration settings
oldSettingsValuestringPrevious SAML configuration settings
resourceIdstringResource ID of a SAML configuration

create_personal_access_token

The create_personal_access_token event occurs when a personal access token (PAT) is generated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
expiresAtstringTimestamp when the PAT expires. Not included if the creation attempt failed.
tokenIdstringID of the PAT created. Not included if the creation attempt failed.
tokenNamestringName of the PAT

create_private_connection

The create_private_connection event occurs when a private connection is created in a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
descriptionstringDescription of the private connection created
endpointServiceNamestringEndpoint service name of the private connection created
namestringName of the private connection created
privateConnectionIdstringID of the private connection created
regionstringAWS Region where the private connection is created

create_site

The create_site event occurs when a site is created in a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

create_tenant

The create_tenant event occurs when a tenant is created.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

create_user

The create_user event occurs when a new user is created in a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
emailstringEmail of the user added to the tenant
languagestringLanguage code of the user added to the tenant
localestringLocale code of the user added to the tenant
userIdstringUnique identifier of the user added to the tenant
userNamestringUsername of the user added to the tenant

delete_oidc_config

The delete_oidc_config event occurs when the OIDC configuration is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
idpConfigurationIdstringID of the IdP configuration
idpConfigurationNamestringName of the IdP configuration
resourceIdstringResource ID of the OIDC configuration

delete_private_connection

The delete_private_connection event occurs when a private connection is deleted in a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
privateConnectionIdstringID of the deleted private connection

delete_saml_config

The delete_saml_config event occurs when the SAML configuration is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
idpConfigurationIdstringID of the IdP configuration
idpConfigurationNamestringName of the IdP configuration
resourceIdstringResource ID of the SAML configuration

delete_site

The delete_site event occurs when a site is deleted from a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

delete_tenant

The delete_tenant event occurs when a tenant is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

delete_user

The delete_user event occurs when a user is deleted from a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
emailstringEmail of the user removed
userIdstringID of the user removed
userNamestringUsername of the user removed

get_sites

The get_sites event occurs when a list of sites under a tenant is requested.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

get_users

The get_user event occurs when a list of users within a tenant or site is requested.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

list_personal_access_tokens

The list_personal_access_tokens event occurs when all valid personal access tokens (PATs) in Tableau Cloud Manager (TCM) are requested.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

merge_tenant

The merge_tenant event occurs when a Tableau Cloud Manager tenant is merged into another tenant. This consolidation allows cloud admins to manage all sites under one tenant and benefit from unified governance.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
sourceTenantIdstringID of source tenant in the merge operation
sourceTenantNamestringName of the source tenant in the merge operation
sourceTenantUristringUniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the source tenant in the merge operation

migrate_site

The migrate_site event occurs when a site is migrated to a tenant.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

personal_access_token_login

The personal_access_token_login event occurs when a personal access token (PAT) is used to sign in to Tableau Cloud Manager.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newSessionIdstringID of the session created by this login request. Not included if the login failed.
tokenIdstringID of the PAT used to log in
tokenNamestringName of the PAT

reactivate_site

The reactivate_site event occurs when a site in a tenant is reactivated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

revoke_personal_access_token

The revoke_personal_access_token event occurs when a personal access token (PAT) is revoked in Tableau Cloud Manager.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
tokenIdstringID of the PAT revoked
tokenNamestringName of the PAT

revoke_session

The revoke_session event occurs when a user is logged out due to a revoked session, such as a user explicitly logging out or the session expiring.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
This event only uses common attributes. For more information, see the Common attributes section in this topic.

site_limits_change

The site_limits_change event occurs when site-level licence capacity limits for site roles (Creator, Explorer or Viewer) are changed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newCreatorCapacityintegerNew value for the Creator site role limit. Not included if the new limit is the default cloud limit.
newCreatorCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolNew Creator limit was set to the default cloud limit
newExplorerCapacityintegerNew value for the Explorer site role limit. Not included if the new limit is the default cloud limit.
newExplorerCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolNew Explorer limit is set to the default cloud limit
newViewerCapacityintegerNew value for the Viewer site role limit. Not included if the new limit is the default cloud limit.
newViewerCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolNew Viewer limit is set to the default cloud limit
oldCreatorCapacityintegerPrevious value for the Creator site role limit. Not included if the previous limit was the default cloud limit.
oldCreatorCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolPrevious Creator limit was set to the default cloud limit
oldExplorerCapacityintegerPrevious value for the Explorer site role limit. Not included if the previous limit was the default cloud limit.
oldExplorerCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolPrevious Explorer limit was set to the default cloud limit
oldViewerCapacityintegerPrevious value for the Viewer site role limit. Not included if the previous limit was the default cloud limit.
oldViewerCapacityIsDefaultCloudLimitboolPrevious Viewer limit was set to the default cloud limit

suspend_site

The suspend_site event occurs when a site in a tenant is suspended.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
suspensionSourcestringSource for the site suspension

tcm_activity_log_access

The tcm_activity_log_access event occurs when Tableau Cloud Manager (TCM) Activity Log data is accessed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
eventProcessedTimeEndstringEnd time (based on the events' processed timestamp) of the data accessed. If not included, assume all available data was accessed.
eventProcessedTimeStartstringStart time (based on the events' processed timestamp) of the data accessed. If not included, assume all available data was accessed.
eventTypeAccessedstringType of events accessed. If not included, assume all available data was accessed.

update_personal_access_token

The update_personal_access_token event occurs when a personal access token (PAT) is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
expiresAtstringTimestamp when the PAT expires
tokenIdstringID of the PAT created. Not included if the creation attempt failed.
tokenNamestringName of the PAT

update_private_connection

The update_private_connection event occurs when a private connection is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newDescriptionstringDescription of private connection after update
newSiteIdsstringComma-separated list of site IDs, representing the private connection after the update.
oldDescriptionstringDescription of private connection before update
oldSiteIdsstringComma-separated list of site IDs, representing the private connection before the update.
privateConnectionIdstringID of the updated private connection

update_session

The update_session event occurs when the expiry time of a session is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
expiresAtstringNew expiry time of the session

update_tenant

The update_tenant event occurs when the tenant name or status is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newStatusstringTenant status after the update
newTenantNamestringTenant name after the update
newTenantOrg62IdstringTenant Org62 ID after the update
newTenantUristringTenant Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) after the update
oldStatusstringTenant status before the update
oldTenantOrg62IdstringTenant Org62 ID before the update

update_user

The update_user event occurs when an existing user in the tenant is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
newEmailstringNew email of the user
newLanguagestringNew language code of the user
newLocalestringNew locale code of the user
oldEmailstringPrevious email of the user
oldLanguagestringPrevious language code of the user
oldLocalestringPrevious locale code of the user
userIdstringUnique ID of the user added
userNamestringUsername of the user added to the tenant

update_user_site_role

The update_user_site_role event occurs when a user’s access to a site is updated, either by adding, changing or removing their site role.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
emailstringEmail of the user added to the tenant
newIdpstringNew authentication method assigned to the site user, or null if the user is being removed from the site.
newRolestringNew role of the user on the site, or null if the user is being removed from the site.
oldIdpstringPrevious authentication method assigned to the site user, or null if the user didn't previously have a role on the site.
oldRolestringPrevious role of the user on the site, or null if the user didn’t previously have a role on the site.
userIdstringThe unique identifier of the user
userNamestringUsername of the user added to the site

update_user_tenant_role

The update_user_tenant_role event occurs when a user’s access to a tenant is updated by adding, changing or removing the cloud administrator role.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
emailstringEmail of the user added to the tenant
newIdpstringNew authentication method assigned to the tenant user, or null if the user is being removed from the tenant.
newRolestringNew role of the user on the tenant, or null if the user is being removed from the tenant.
oldIdpstringPrevious authentication method assigned to the tenant user, or null if the user didn't previously have a role on the tenant.
oldRolestringPrevious role of the user on the tenant, or null if the user didn’t previously have a role on the tenant.
userIdstringThe unique identifier of the user
userNamestringUsername of the user added to the tenant

user_login_create_session

The user_login_create_session event occurs when a user signs in to Tableau Cloud Manager (TCM) through the sign-in page or other interactive login.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
expiresAtstringTimestamp when the session expires. Not included if the creation attempt failed.
idpIdstringID of the IdP, indicating how the user is authenticated.
idpNamestringName of the IdP, indicating how the user is authenticated.
newSessionIdstringNew ID of the session key. Not included if the creation attempt failed.