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How does event monitoring work in Salesforce Lightning?
Therefore, you can integrate log data with your own back-end storage and data marts to correlate data from multiple orgs and across disparate systems. For the supported event types that you can use with event monitoring, see Object Reference for Salesforce and Lightning Platform: EventLogFile Object.
When do you get event log in Salesforce?
An event log file is generated when an event occurs in your organization and is available to view and download after 24 hours. The event types you can access and how long the files remain available depends on your Salesforce edition. Developer Edition organizations have free access to all log types with 1-day data retention.
Where can I find event monitoring log files?
In all Developer Edition orgs, log files are available for one day. All event monitoring logs are exposed to the API through the EventLogFile object. However, there is no access through the user interface, except through the Event Monitoring Analytics app.
Why is the API so important in Salesforce?
That’s why the API is so important. Salesforce encourages what’s called an API first approach to development. API first means that, before you develop an application’s user experience, you want to pay attention to the underlying API. The API lets you use your data in ways that aren’t possible in the user interface.
How to notify external systems of events in Salesforce?
You can easily notify external systems of an event that happened inside Salesforce. Custom logic can be inserted into every transaction and broadcasted using Salesforce platform events. You can easily consume external events inside Salesforce, and once that event occurs, Process Builder can be used to take action.
How does a streaming event work in Salesforce?
Streaming events connect disparate systems efficiently with Salesforce and deliver real-time data. By using an event-driven software architecture, you streamline the communication between enterprise systems. Clients can subscribe to an event channel to receive notifications. What data is sent in streaming events?
How long are event log files available for Salesforce?
Log files are available for 30 days after their CreatedDate in orgs with Event Monitoring licenses, after which they are automatically deleted. In all Developer Edition orgs, log files are available for one day. All event monitoring logs are exposed to the API through the EventLogFile object.