In this article:

• Objective

• Prerequisites

• Steps to follow

• Validation and confirmation

• Tips

• Related topics and articles

 Objective   

To enable the option in ADAudit Plus that displays deleted Active Directory objects within the object selection pop-up of all object-based reports, allowing you to track and report on deleted items.

 Prerequisites   

• You must have administrative access or delegate permission to configure this option in the ADAudit Plus web console.

• Audit data for deleted objects must be retained according to your archive retention settings.

 Steps to follow 

 Step 1: Enable the Show Deleted Objects option 

1. Log in to the ADAudit Plus web console.

2. Navigate to Configuration.

3. Select Alert/Report Settings.

4. Enable Show Deleted Objects.

Once this option is enabled, ADAudit Plus will continue displaying deleted Active Directory objects in all object-based reports.

 Step 2: Understand the purpose of this feature 

By enabling Show Deleted Objects:

• You can backtrack the history of deleted objects at any time.

• ADAudit Plus will retain and display audited data for deleted objects indefinitely, subject to your archive retention settings.

• This allows you to select deleted objects within the report filters and review their historical activities.

 Validation and confirmation 

• Open any object-based report in ADAudit Plus.

• Click the object selection pop-up.

• Confirm that deleted objects now appear in the list and can be selected for reporting.

 Tips 

• Ensure that your archive retention policy is configured to keep audit data for an appropriate period to retain deleted object records.

• Use descriptive report names when saving custom reports that include deleted objects for easier reference later.

• Regularly review your alert and report settings to ensure compliance requirements are met.

 Related topics and articles 

• How to configure the archive retention period using ADAudit Plus