Data and Tables Affected by Log Flushing

Updated: 01 July 2021

Product: Jamf Pro

This article outlines the types of logs and respective data that can be flushed, as well as the database tables that are affected.


Log Type	Flushed Data	Table Affected
Application Usage logs	Amount of time each application was in the foreground on a computer	application_usage_logs
Computer Usage logs	Startup dates/times Login and logout dates/times Usernames used to log in and out of the computer	usage_logs
Policy logs	Date/time that the policy ran on the computer Status of the policy Actions logged for the policy Note: Policy Log Flushing will not cause any policies to run again. The Jamf Pro server will completely remove the policy entries past the point of log flushing with the exception of the last recorded action.	logs (logs.type="policy") log_actions policy_history
Jamf Remote logs	Date/time that the Jamf Remote event took place Status of the Jamf Remote event Actions logged for the Jamf Remote event	logs (logs.type="remote") log_actions
Screen sharing logs	Date/time that the screen sharing session took place Status of the screen sharing session Details of the screen sharing session	logs (logs.type="vnc") log_actions
Jamf Imaging logs	Date/time that the computer was imaged Status of the imaging event Actions that took place during the imaging event	logs (logs.type="autorun") log_actions
Computer and mobile device management history	Completed (Acknowledged) MDM commands Note: Jamf Pro does not automatically flush Failed or Pending MDM commands. Pending and Failed MDM commands can be cleared using Mass Action or Re-Enrollment Settings.	mobile_device_management_commands
Computer inventory reports	Computer inventory information from past inventory submission Note: The last inventory report is always kept. For example, if an application was installed three weeks ago, but log flushing for computer inventory reports was set to flush data older than two weeks, Jamf Pro will still have a record of that application's installation on the computer.	applications extension_attribute_values fonts hard_drive_partitions hard_drives hardware_reports ibooks_installed operating_systems plugins reports
Mobile device inventory reports	Mobile device inventory information from past inventory submissions Note: The last inventory report is always kept. For example, if an app was installed three weeks ago, but log flushing for mobile device inventory reports was set to flush data older than two weeks, Jamf Pro will still have a record of that app's installation on the mobile device.	mobile_device_details mobile_device_extension_attribute_values mobile_device_installed_applications mobile_device_installed_certificates mobile_device_installed_profiles mobile_device_installed_provisioning_profiles reports
Jamf Pro access logs	Successful/failed logins IP address from the login How the device accessed Jamf Pro	jss_access_logs
Change Management logs (added in 9.31)	Date/time the change took place Username of the administrator who made the change Object type Object name Action Details about the change	object_history
Event logs (added in 9.64)	Date/time the status was last updated for an event Name of the device that is in the scope of an event Object type Object name associated with an event Action of the event Status of the event Note: The last event entry for any combination of object and device type will always be kept. For example, if a computer installed and then removed a configuration profile two months ago with no additional entries for that computer and profile since then, flushing event logs older than one week will remove the installation event but keep the removal event.	event_logs
User and Location History (added in 10.26.0)	User and location history information for each computer or mobile device Note: The last user and location history entry is always kept for each computer or mobile device.	locations location_history
User Reports (added in 10.26.0)	User information Note: The last user report is always kept.	user_object_extension_attribute_values reports

Additional Information

For more information about log flushing, see Flushing Logs in the Jamf Pro Administrator's Guide.