This article clarifies a common misconception: SAP BusinessObjects Auditing (commonly referred to as "Auditor") is not a 360Suite module. It is a native SAP BusinessObjects feature. This distinction matters when checking whether Auditing is active, troubleshooting audit-related issues, or configuring audit data extraction in 360Eyes.
Auditing is a built-in feature of the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform. It logs events occurring in the CMS — such as user logins, document refreshes, report views, and scheduling actions. Audit events are recorded in a dedicated database.
Key facts:
Auditing is managed, installed, and configured exclusively through the SAP BusinessObjects Central Management Console (CMC), under the Auditing section.
The Auditing database connection and event selection are configured in the CMC.
Auditing is not a 360Suite module, and it will not appear in the 360Suite management interface or service status screen.
360Eyes for SAP BusinessObjects is a module of 360Suite that performs auditing and analysis of BusinessObjects deployments. 360Eyes can consume data produced by SAP BusinessObjects Auditing, but it does not manage or control it.
Specifically:
360Eyes connects to the SAP BusinessObjects Audit database as a data source to extract user activity data (document views, refreshes, etc.).
The audit database connection is configured in the 360Suite Admin Console under the 360Eyes default parameters (Audit section), so that 360Eyes knows where to read audit data — but this does not activate or manage the Auditing feature itself.
Starting from version 2025.2, 360Eyes includes a dedicated AUDIT job type that extracts audit events separately from the CMS job.
What you want to check | Where to look |
|---|---|
Is Auditing enabled on my SAP BO platform? | SAP BusinessObjects CMC → Auditing |
Which events are being audited? | SAP BusinessObjects CMC → Auditing |
Is the Audit database configured for 360Eyes extraction? | 360Suite Admin Console → 360Eyes → Default Parameters → Audit |
Is 360Eyes installed and licensed? | 360Suite Admin Console → License |
What 360Suite modules/services are running? | 360Suite service status screen (only 360Suite's own modules and services are listed here) |
"I cannot find Auditor in the 360Suite service status — is it missing?"
No. SAP BusinessObjects Auditing will never appear in the 360Suite interface because it is not a 360Suite component. To verify that Auditing is active, always check the SAP BusinessObjects CMC.
The 360Suite service status screen only shows 360Suite's own modules and services (360Eyes, 360Cast, 360Bind, 360Plus, etc.).
SAP BusinessObjects Auditing = native SAP feature → managed in the CMC.
360Eyes = 360Suite module → reads audit data, does not manage or install Auditing.
To check if Auditing is active → go to the CMC, not 360Suite.