In the IMAGINiT Vault Change Summary Utility, can it detect deleted files?

New in the 2020 edition of the IMAGINiT Utilities for Vault Server, the new Vault Change Summary utility offers several novel features to notify you if there are changes to files in Vault.

From the Help file:

"The Vault Change Summary tool is intended to be setup to run as a scheduled task, sending out a summary email to designated users about the files that have been created/checked in within a given time period."

A recent Vault 2020 customer wanted to know if the new Vault Change Summaries can detect a deleted file.

Currently, detecting deleted files in Vault is not a supported feature.

Note: A new feature of Vault 2021 is a method to track files that have been deleted or downloaded by checking 'Enable to view log records for:

• Downloaded Files
• Deleted Files

These options are unchecked by default in the ADMS Console under Tools > Administration > Advanced Settings > Settings button, under Log File Configuration.

The results are listed under the new Audit Logs entry in the ADMS Console under Management.

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Sr. Technical Support Specialist, Manufacturing<br><br>Bob Felton has been supporting Autodesk products for over 25 years including core AutoCAD, P&ID, Plant 3D, AutoCAD for Mac, AutoCAD Mechanical, and Vault. His background is in graphics with an Applied Sciences degree and ten years manufacturing experience drafting, as well as technical illustration, image editing, and even patent drafting.

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