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6/22/2017 10:32 AM
 
Hi,
I am programatically trying to list all the modules that have been deleted in DNN 8.0.3.
I tried get the information from event log after enabling "Tab module deleted " but the information would be lost when some one clears the log.
So I cannot relay on the log to get this details.
So I am trying to create my own logic.

I am using this function to get all modules in the site.
DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.ModuleController.Instance.GetAllModules().Cast<ModuleInfo>()
I am able to check if the module is deleted using the IsDeleted property.
I find that the Last modified date and last modified by user is not getting updated when a module is deleted.

Is there any way to check the datetime  when the module was deleted and the user who deleted the module?

 

Thanks in advance 

 

 
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7/3/2017 9:03 PM
 

Phil,

The IsDeleted attribute is a 'soft' delete.  It doesn't detect if a module has been discarded.

The Last Modified On date will detect when the package was changed.  I just put a module on a page and then deleted it to see what would happen in Modules.  Since the Created On and Modified On mean just that, not Deleted On, the Modules table won't record that history.

I know of one way you could get the info you need.  It's involved SQL writing but should work.  The last time I did anything with this was in Advanced TSQL classes some time back.

There are tables that record what transactions have happened when there are updates, deletions, additions to tables in TSQL.  This is where you would have to get the information, I think.  The reference is TSQL Fundamentals by Itzik Ben Gan.  My copy is for SQL Server 2008.  Because what was done with the data once committed, rolled back, etc. is recorded in transaction logs, you should be able to get the data there.

If I recall right, you'd have to go through backups, if you have them and compare them.  That is, get a date range of what happened when and if you have full and incremental backups in that time frame you *should* be able to get what was deleted, updated, added from Modules and Module Definitions from the transaction logs.  This is how a restore can happen -- the logs are a record of exactly what happened and when.

If the logs don't exist there isn't a way you could do this.

My answer is a bit vague, I know.  I just tried to find in the book where this was but could not.

-- Update, found this on Google: https://logicalread.com/sql-server-dbcc-log-command-tl01/#.WVqxnYjyuiM.  This will get you on the right road but TAKE HEED to the warning -- executing the function dbLog with production data is at your own risk.  There are exercises in Itzik's books that you can get up to speed on against test data instances.  You'd have to monitor tables like Tabs, Tab Modules, Modules, Module Definitions, etc. to track what's happened and when.

My word to the wise -- fly anything you're going to do by a DBA and get their blessings first.

Wish I could help more.

Best,

Mike Durthaler

 
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7/23/2017 2:24 PM
 
the easiest option should be adding an after update/delete trigger to the tabmodules table, which writes into a custom log table.

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Sebastian Leupold

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