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NetSuite user activity logs and system audit trails are critical for compliance reviews, but the specific data available depends on NetSuite’s API access limitations and your account’s audit trail configuration.
This guide shows you how to extract available audit trail data systematically while implementing alternative approaches for comprehensive user activity documentation when API limitations exist.
Extract available audit trail data using Coefficient
Coefficient can extract NetSuite user activity logs and system audit trails where NetSuite makes this information accessible through its API. The platform provides automated backup capabilities for user login records, transaction audit trails, system change logs, and custom audit fields designed to track compliance activities, though availability depends on NetSuite API access and account configuration.
How to make it work
Step 1. Identify available audit trail data sources.
Determine which NetSuite audit trail information is accessible via API including user authentication logs, transaction creation and modification audit trails, and custom fields tracking compliance activities. Focus on data that NetSuite exposes through its API while understanding that some audit trail data may not be available through automated extraction.
Step 2. Configure user activity documentation.
Extract user-related transaction history and approval workflows that provide evidence of user activities across business processes. Schedule regular imports of available NetSuite audit trail data to ensure continuous audit trail preservation for compliance review requirements.
Step 3. Implement transaction-based auditing alternatives.
When comprehensive audit trail data isn’t API-accessible, extract detailed transaction history with user stamps and approval workflows that document user activities. Create saved searches for user activity patterns and schedule automated imports of this compliance documentation.
Step 4. Create comprehensive compliance documentation.
Format audit trail data for regulatory review and examination while implementing custom field strategies to track compliance activities that can be reliably backed up. Document workflow configurations and approval process information that supports compliance review requirements.
Step 5. Support specific compliance applications.
Configure documentation for SOX user access reviews, segregation of duties tracking, management review evidence, and external audit support. Provide automated preservation that eliminates manual audit trail documentation processes while enabling rapid compliance inquiry responses.
Maximize audit trail documentation within API constraints
Automated NetSuite user activity log backup provides compliance review readiness within the constraints of NetSuite’s API availability. Implement systematic approaches that capture available audit data while using alternative methods for comprehensive user activity documentation. Start building your audit trail backup strategy today.
