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# Enable or disable audit logging

Sigma facilitates audit logging through the *Sigma Audit Logs* connection, which records data related to user-initiated events that occur within your Sigma organization. The connection is disabled by default, but an **Admin** user can enable it in the **Administration** portal.

This document explains how to enable or disable the *Sigma Audit Logs* connection. For more information about audit logging with Sigma, see the following:

* [Access and explore audit logs](/docs/access-and-explore-audit-logs)
* [Audit log events and metadata](/docs/audit-log-events-and-metadata)
* [Create an audit logs storage integration](/docs/manage-an-audit-logs-storage-integration)
* [Export audit log data to cloud storage](/docs/export-audit-log-data-to-cloud-storage)

[Audit log events](/docs/audit-log-events-and-metadata) are not intended to be compared with usage data. Audit logs are designed for security, compliance, and governance use cases and provide a detailed, immutable record of who did what and when in your Sigma organization. [Usage data](/docs/usage-overview) contains aggregate data about workbook queries performed in your Sigma organization and is not intended for auditing purposes.

## User requirements

These regions are currently supported for audit logging:

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>
        Provider
      </th>

      <th>
        Region
      </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>
        AWS
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul><li>US East 1</li><li>US West 2</li><li>CA Central 1</li><li>AP Southeast 2</li><li>EU Central 1</li><li>UK</li></ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        Azure
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul><li>East US 2</li><li>Canada Central</li><li>West Europe</li><li>UK South</li></ul>
      </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
      <td>
        GCP
      </td>

      <td>
        <ul><li>US Central 1</li><li>ME Central 2</li></ul>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

To enable the *Sigma Audit Logs* connection, you must be assigned the **Admin** account type.

## Enable the Sigma Audit Log connection

1. Go to **Administration** > **Account** > **General Settings**.

   1. In the Sigma header, click your user avatar to open the user menu.

   2. Select **Administration** to open the **Administration** portal.

   3. In the side panel, select **Account**, then open the **General Settings** tab.
2. In the **Audit Logging** section, locate the **Sigma Audit Logs** setting and click **Enable**. The setting displays a **Feature Pending** tag while the audit log connection activates.

   If the **General Settings** tab doesn’t include an **Audit Logging** section, contact Sigma Support or your Sigma Account Executive to enable it for your organization.
3. The connection typically activates within a few minutes, and Sigma sends a confirmation email when the connection is successfully enabled. Click **Open in Sigma** in the email or refresh the **Administration** portal, then click **Browse Connection** in the **Sigma Audit Logs** setting to view the connection data.

## Disable the Sigma Audit Log connection

You can turn off audit logging for your Sigma organization. If you wish to re-enable your audit logs, Sigma stores data related to user-initiated events captured before you disabled audit logging for 30 days. If you re-enable audit logging you can recover that data, but you will need to reconfigure any storage integrations and scheduled exports.

Sigma tracks which user disabled auto logging.

To disable audit logging:

1. Go to **Administration** > **Account** > **General Settings**.

   1. In the Sigma header, click your user avatar to open the user menu.

   2. Select **Administration** to open the **Administration** portal.

   3. In the side panel, select **Account**, then open the **General Settings** tab.
2. In the **Audit Logging** section, locate the **Sigma Audit Logs** setting and click **Disable**.
3. (Optional) Select the **view exports** option to access the **Exports** > **Scheduled exports** page and review any scheduled exports for your storage integration.
4. (Optional) Select the **view elements** option to access the **Lineage** tab of your audit logs in the connections browser so you can review any Sigma elements that use your audit logs before you disable the connection.
5. Select **Disable audit logging**. The setting displays a **Disabling** tag while the audit log connection is being turned off.

## Related resources

* [Access and explore audit logs](/docs/access-and-explore-audit-logs)
* [Audit log events and metadata](/docs/audit-log-events-and-metadata)
* [Create an audit logs storage integration](/docs/create-an-audit-logs-storage-integration)
* [Export audit log data to cloud storage](/docs/export-audit-log-data-to-cloud-storage)