Components of an audit - assure_mimix - 10.0

Assure MIMIX Operations Guide

Product type
Software
Portfolio
Integrate
Product family
Assure
Product
Assure MIMIX™ Software
Version
10.0
Language
English
Product name
Assure MIMIX
Title
Assure MIMIX Operations Guide
Copyright
2023
First publish date
1999
Last updated
2024-03-12
Published on
2024-03-12T11:06:36.794496

Together, three components identify a unique audit. Each component must exist to allow an audit to run.

Rule - A program by which an audit is defined and invoked. Each rule shipped with MIMIX pre-defines a compare command to be invoked and the possible actions that can be initiated, if needed, to correct detected problems. When invoked, each rule can check only the class of objects associated with its compare command. Names of rules shipped with MIMIX begin with the pound sign (#) character.

Data group - A data group provides the context of what to check and how results are reported. Multiple audits (rules) exist for each data group.

Note: Audits are not allowed to run against disabled data groups.

Schedule - Each unique combination of audit rule and data group has its own schedule, by which it is automatically submitted to run. MIMIX ships default scheduling information associated with each shipped rule. Scheduling can be adjusted for individual audits. A manually invoked audit can be thought of as an immediate override of scheduling information.

Although people use the terms “audit” and “rule” interchangeably, a rule is a component of an audit. The process of auditing runs a rule program.