Enable Auditing for a specific document library and list.

Environment: SharePoint 2013 Enterprise

Requirement:

• Enable audit for a document library to get the number of times the document is opened
• Enable audit for a list to get the total number of times the item is edited.

Solution/Steps:

1. Go to Document library > Settings > Library Settings
2. Click Information management policy settings

3. Click on Document under Content Type
4. Provide the necessary details and select “Opening or downloading documents, viewing items in lists, or viewing item properties” under Enable Auditing

5. Click OK
6. Navigate to the list where you want to set the policy
7. Click List Settings > Select Information management policy settings

8. Select the List from the policy settings
9. Provide the required details and select Editing items under Enable Auditing

10. To view the report, navigate to the top level site and Site Settings
11. Select Audit log reports under Site Collection Administration

12. Click Run a custom report under Custom Reports section

13. Select the required events to view the report for

14. Click Ok

15. Click on “Click here to view the report”

Note: Site collection administrators page views or edit are not tracked.