Veritas Data Insight User's Guide

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Product(s): Data Insight (7.0)
Platform: Windows
  1. Section I. Introduction
    1. Introducing Veritas Data Insight
      1.  
        About Veritas Data Insight
      2.  
        About data custodian
      3.  
        About permissions
      4.  
        About SharePoint permissions
      5.  
        About Box permissions
      6.  
        About audit logs
      7.  
        About migrated domains
      8.  
        Applications for Symantec Data Loss Prevention
      9.  
        Content classification using Veritas Information Classifier
    2. Using the Veritas Data Insight Management Console
      1. About the Veritas Data Insight Management Console
        1.  
          Header
        2.  
          Tabs
        3.  
          Navigation pane
        4.  
          Content pane
      2.  
        Operation icons on the Management Console
      3.  
        Logging in to the Data Insight Management Console
      4.  
        Logging out of the Data Insight Management Console
      5.  
        Accessing online Help
  2. Section II. Data Insight Workspace
    1. Navigating the Workspace tab
      1.  
        About the Data Insight Workspace
      2.  
        Using the Workspace filters
      3.  
        Managing the Workspace
      4.  
        Searching the storage device hierarchy
      5.  
        Searching for users and user groups
    2. Analyzing data using the Workspace views
      1.  
        About information risk
      2.  
        Viewing summary of data sources
      3. Viewing shares summary
        1.  
          About control points
      4.  
        About the risk score for users
      5. About the Risk Dossier
        1.  
          Assessing risky users - an example scenario
      6.  
        Viewing user summary
      7.  
        Viewing details of Watchlist users
      8.  
        Viewing details of alert notifications
    3. Viewing access information for files and folders
      1.  
        About viewing file or folder summary
      2.  
        Viewing the overview of a data source
      3.  
        Viewing the overview of a filer or Web application
      4.  
        Managing data custodian for paths
      5.  
        Viewing active users of a file or folder
      6.  
        Viewing inactive users
      7.  
        Viewing folder activity by time
      8.  
        Viewing activity on sub-folders and files
      9.  
        Viewing inactive sub-folders
      10.  
        Viewing user activity by time
      11.  
        Viewing user activity by folders
      12. Viewing user activity on files or folders
        1.  
          Assigning an inferred data owner as custodian
        2.  
          Assigning an active user as custodian
        3.  
          Assigning a custodian from the Permissions tab
      13.  
        Viewing file and folder activity
      14.  
        Viewing CIFS permissions on folders
      15.  
        Viewing NFS permissions on folders
      16.  
        Viewing SharePoint permissions for folders
      17.  
        Viewing OneDrive permissions for folders
      18.  
        Viewing Box permissions on folders
      19.  
        Viewing audit logs for files and folders
      20. About visualizing collaboration on a share
        1.  
          Analyzing activity on collaborative shares
    4. Viewing access information for users and user groups
      1.  
        Viewing the overview of a user
      2.  
        Viewing the overview of a group
      3.  
        Managing custodian assignments for users
      4.  
        Viewing folder activity by users
      5.  
        Viewing CIFS permissions for users
      6.  
        Viewing CIFS permissions for user groups
      7.  
        Viewing NFS permissions for users and user groups
      8.  
        Viewing SharePoint permissions for users and user groups
      9.  
        Viewing Box permissions for users and user groups
      10.  
        Viewing audit logs for users
  3. Section III. Data Insight reports
    1. Using Data Insight reports
      1.  
        About Data Insight reports
      2.  
        How Data Insight reporting works
      3.  
        Creating a report
      4. About Data Insight security reports
        1. Activity Details report
          1.  
            Create or Edit Activity Details for Paths report
          2.  
            Create or edit Activity Details for Users and Groups report
        2. Permissions reports
          1. Inactive Users
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Users report
          2. Path Permissions
            1.  
              Create or edit Path Permissions report
          3. Permissions Search report
            1.  
              Create Permissions Search report
          4.  
            About Permissions Query templates
          5. Creating a Permissions Query Template
            1.  
              Using the match-type criteria
          6.  
            Creating custom rules
          7. Permissions Query Template actions
            1.  
              Editing or deleting a Permissions Query Template
            2.  
              Copying a Permissions Query Template
            3.  
              About sharing a Permissions Query Template
          8.  
            Using Permissions Search report output to remediate permissions
          9. Entitlement Review
            1.  
              Create or edit Entitlement Review report
          10. User/Group Permissions
            1.  
              Create or edit User/Group Permissions
          11. Group Change Impact Analysis
            1.  
              Create or edit Group Change Impact Analysis report
        3. Ownership Reports
          1. Data Custodian Summary
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Custodian Summary report
          2. Inferred Owner
            1.  
              Create or edit Inferred Owner report
          3. Data Inventory Report
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Inventory report
      5.  
        Create/Edit security report options
      6. About Data Insight storage reports
        1. Activity Summary reports
          1.  
            Create or edit Activity Summary for Paths report
          2.  
            Create or edit Activity Summary for User/Groups report
        2. Capacity reports
          1. Filer Utilization
            1.  
              Create or edit Filer Utilization report
          2. Filer Growth Trend
            1.  
              Create or edit Filer Growth Trend report
        3. Data Lifecycle reports
          1. Inactive Data by File Group
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Data by File Group report
          2. Inactive Data by Owner
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Data by Owner report
          3. Data Aging
            1.  
              Create or edit Data Aging report
          4. Inactive Folders
            1.  
              Create or edit Inactive Folders report
        4. Consumption Reports
          1. Potential Duplicate Files
            1.  
              Create/Edit Potential Duplicate Files report
          2. Consumption by Folders
            1.  
              Create or edit Consumption by Folders report
          3. Consumption by Department
            1.  
              Create or edit Consumption by Department
          4. Consumption by File Group
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by File Group
          5. Consumption by Owner
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by Owner
          6. Consumption by File Group and Owner
            1.  
              Create/Edit Consumption by File Group and Owner
      7.  
        Create/Edit storage report options
      8. About Data Insight custom reports
        1.  
          About DQL query templates
        2.  
          Creating custom templates for DQL queries
        3.  
          Create/Edit DQL report options
        4. Creating DQL reports with custom variables
          1.  
            Running a DQL report with custom variables
      9.  
        Considerations for importing paths using a CSV file
    2. Managing reports
      1.  
        About managing Data Insight reports
      2. Viewing reports
        1.  
          About stale information in reports
      3.  
        Filtering a report
      4.  
        Editing a report
      5.  
        About sharing reports
      6.  
        Copying a report
      7.  
        Running a report
      8.  
        Viewing the progress of a report
      9.  
        Customizing a report output
      10.  
        Configuring a report to generate a truncated output
      11.  
        Sending a report by email
      12.  
        How does number of records field work differently from the truncate output records field?
      13.  
        Automatically archiving reports
      14.  
        Canceling a report run
      15.  
        Deleting a report
      16.  
        Considerations for viewing reports
      17.  
        Organizing reports using labels
  4. Section IV. Remediation
    1. Configuring remediation workflows
      1.  
        About remediation workflows
      2.  
        Prerequisites for configuring remediation workflows
      3.  
        Configuring Self-Service Portal settings
      4.  
        About workflow templates
      5. Managing workflow templates
        1.  
          Create/Edit Entitlement Review workflow template
        2.  
          Create/Edit DLP Incident Remediation workflow template
        3.  
          Create/Edit Ownership Confirmation workflow template
        4.  
          Create/Edit Records Classification workflow template
      6. Creating a workflow using a template
        1. Create Entitlement Review workflow options
          1.  
            Customizing Entitlement Review report output
        2.  
          Create DLP Incident Remediation workflow options
        3.  
          Create Ownership Confirmation workflow options
        4.  
          Create Records Classification workflow options
      7. Managing workflows
        1.  
          Viewing details of submitted workflows
        2.  
          Extending the deadline of a workflow
        3.  
          Copying a workflow
        4.  
          Managing submitted workflows
        5.  
          Canceling or deleting a workflow
      8.  
        Auditing workflow paths
      9.  
        Monitoring the progress of a workflow
      10.  
        Remediating workflow paths
    2. Using the Self-Service Portal
      1. About the Self-Service Portal
        1.  
          About Entitlement Review
      2.  
        Logging in to the Self-Service Portal
      3.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to review user entitlements
      4.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to manage Data Loss Prevention (DLP) incidents
      5.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to confirm ownership of resources
      6.  
        Using the Self-Service Portal to classify sensitive data
    3. Managing data
      1. About managing data using Enterprise Vault and custom scripts
        1.  
          About Retention categories
        2.  
          About post-processing actions
      2.  
        Managing data from the Shares list view
      3.  
        Managing inactive data from the Folder Activity tab
      4.  
        Managing inactive data by using a report
      5.  
        Archiving workflow paths using Enterprise Vault
      6.  
        Using custom scripts to manage data
      7.  
        Pushing classification tags while archiving files into Enterprise Vault
      8.  
        About adding tags to devices, files, folders, and shares
    4. Managing permissions
      1.  
        About permission visibility
      2.  
        About recommending permission changes
      3. About recommending permissions changes for inactive users
        1.  
          Reviewing permission recommendations
        2.  
          Analyzing permission recommendations and applying changes
      4.  
        Making permission changes directly from Workspace
      5.  
        Removing permissions for Entitlement Review workflow paths
  5. Appendix A. Command Line Reference
    1.  
      mxcustodian
  6.  
    Index

Viewing user activity by time

To view user activity by time,

  1. From the Workspace tab, navigate to the Users list-view.
  2. Click a user. The Summary panel populates to display additional details.
  3. Click Expand Profile on the Summary panel to display the underlying user-centric views.
  4. By default, the Overview tab will display the a summary of the selected user.
  5. Click Activity.
  6. By default, the By Time sub-tab displays the activity details of the user for the last six months.
  7. To view the access details of the user for a specific date range, enter the start and end dates in the To and From field, and click Go.

    The number of Read, Write, Other, and the total number of accesses by the selected user during the specified time period appears. The page also displays a graphical representation of the access counts during each month in the specified time range.

  8. Additionally, you can also select the shares on which you want to view the user's activity. Select the share from the Shares drop-down list, and click Go.

    The access count of the user during the specified time and on the selected share appears.

More Information

Viewing the overview of a user

Viewing the overview of a group

Viewing user activity by folders