
These data are immediately parsed and sent to LogRhythm’s Data Processor/Mediator component. The SysMon Agent connects every few seconds to Salesforce to collect data.If set to hourly, Salesforce will take 1 hour to report an event, to make an event available through their API. If set to daily, Salesforce will take 24 hours to report an event, to make an event available through their API. Salesforce parses data before making data available through its API. Salesforce tracks usage activity for a 24-hour period, from 12:00 a.m.When collecting Salesforce events, keep the following in mind: On the next screen, make sure you have access to the following Objects under the Object drop-down list:.For Object, select Account from the drop-down list.For Jump to, select SOQL Query from the drop-down list.Log in to the Salesforce Workbench by accessing the following URL.If you do not have a security token, follow the instructions at the following link: Reset Security Token. To connect over the REST API, the Salesforce user needs to have a security token associated with it. READ access permissions must be enabled for the following Salesforce objects:.Users with View All Data permissions can view event log files. The user must have View Event Log Files and API Enabled user permissions.

To collect log data from Salesforce, the LogRhythm Agent requires a Salesforce user to be created with the following permissions: For more information, please contact your Salesforce admin or representative to get access to the EventLogFile API. Common use cases of this API include tracking user activity, user feature adoption, troubleshooting issues that may arise in your Salesforce environment, and many others. This API needs to be enabled on your instance, as it is NOT enabled by default. Then, the LogRhythm Agent relies on the Salesforce EventLogFile API to access that Salesforce data. The Salesforce data comes from the Salesforce EventLogFile API. Configure Salesforce Enable the Salesforce EventLogFile API Ensure that the LogRhythm System Monitor Agent used to collect Salesforce EventLogFile log data has internet access. The HTTPS collection mechanism used by the Agent references a Salesforce EventLogFile configuration file (salesforce.ini) and retains the last report read from Salesforce EventLogFile with state tracking.
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This document contains instructions on how to configure a System Monitor Agent to collect EventLogFile log files and feed them to the LogRhythm Client Console.


The System Monitor Agent can import EventLogFile logs into LogRhythm for analysis. You can then analyze this data to learn about your user behavior and usage trends. The Salesforce EventLogFile Collection feature enables you to collect and organize your Salesforce organization's operational events.
