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diff --git a/doc/development/audit_event_guide/index.md b/doc/development/audit_event_guide/index.md index 14cd2fd1dc3..0c66189a6f6 100644 --- a/doc/development/audit_event_guide/index.md +++ b/doc/development/audit_event_guide/index.md @@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ If you have any questions, please reach out to `@gitlab-org/manage/compliance` t To instrument an audit event, the following attributes should be provided: -| Attribute | Type | Required? | Description | -|:-------------|:---------------------|:----------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------| -| `name` | String | false | Action name to be audited. Used for error tracking | -| `author` | User | true | User who authors the change | -| `scope` | User, Project, Group | true | Scope which the audit event belongs to | -| `target` | Object | true | Target object being audited | -| `message` | String | true | Message describing the action | +| Attribute | Type | Required? | Description | +|:-------------|:---------------------|:----------|:------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `name` | String | false | Action name to be audited. Used for error tracking | +| `author` | User | true | User who authors the change | +| `scope` | User, Project, Group | true | Scope which the audit event belongs to | +| `target` | Object | true | Target object being audited | +| `message` | String | true | Message describing the action ([not translated](#i18n-and-the-audit-event-message-attribute)) | | `created_at` | DateTime | false | The time when the action occurred. Defaults to `DateTime.current` | ## How to instrument new Audit Events @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ deactivate B ``` In addition to recording to the database, we also write these events to -[a log file](../../administration/logs.md#audit_jsonlog). +[a log file](../../administration/logs/index.md#audit_jsonlog). ## Event streaming @@ -210,3 +210,10 @@ a large amount of data. See [this merge request](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/g for an example. This feature is under heavy development. Follow the [parent epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/5925) for updates on feature development. + +### I18N and the Audit Event `:message` attribute + +We intentionally do not translate audit event messages because translated messages would be saved in the database and served to users, regardless of their locale settings. + +This could mean, for example, that we use the locale for the currently logged in user to record an audit event message and stream the message to an external streaming +destination in the wrong language for that destination. Users could find that confusing. |