List audit records (specific columns)

Same as listing all audit records but returns only the columns you need (e.g. Id, Timestamp, ActorUserId, ProjectName, ActionId, EventSummary). Use this to reduce payload size or to focus on specific fields for reporting or export.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

SELECT Id, CorrelationId, ActivityId, ActorCUID, ActorUserId, AuthenticationMechanism,
Timestamp, ScopeType, ScopeDisplayName, ScopeId, IpAddress, UserAgent, ActionId, ProjectId, ProjectName,
ProcessTemplate, ProjectVisibility, StartTime, EndTime, BatchSize, EventSummary, Details, Area, Category,
CategoryDisplayName, ActorDisplayName, ActorImageUrl FROM AuditRecords

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_AZURE_DEVOPS_IN_GATEWAY], 'SELECT Id, CorrelationId, ActivityId, ActorCUID, ActorUserId, AuthenticationMechanism,
Timestamp, ScopeType, ScopeDisplayName, ScopeId, IpAddress, UserAgent, ActionId, ProjectId, ProjectName,
ProcessTemplate, ProjectVisibility, StartTime, EndTime, BatchSize, EventSummary, Details, Area, Category,
CategoryDisplayName, ActorDisplayName, ActorImageUrl FROM AuditRecords')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_AZURE_DEVOPS_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT Id, CorrelationId, ActivityId, ActorCUID, ActorUserId, AuthenticationMechanism,
Timestamp, ScopeType, ScopeDisplayName, ScopeId, IpAddress, UserAgent, ActionId, ProjectId, ProjectName,
ProcessTemplate, ProjectVisibility, StartTime, EndTime, BatchSize, EventSummary, Details, Area, Category,
CategoryDisplayName, ActorDisplayName, ActorImageUrl FROM AuditRecords'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_AZURE_DEVOPS_IN_GATEWAY]