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# sys.database_audit_specification_details (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Contains information about the database audit specifications in a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] audit on a server instance for all databases. For more information, see [SQL Server Audit (Database Engine)](../../relational-databases/security/auditing/sql-server-audit-database-engine.md). For a list of all audit_action_id's and their names, query [sys.dm_audit_actions (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-audit-actions-transact-sql.md).  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**database_specification_id**|**int**|ID of the audit specification.|  
|**audit_action_id**|**int**|ID of the audit action.|  
|**audit_action_name**|**Sysname**|Name of audit action or audit action group|  
|**Class**|**int**|Identifies class of object which is being audited.|  
|**class_ desc**|**Nvarchar(60)**|Description of class of object which is being audited:<br /><br /> - SCHEMA<br /><br /> - TABLE|  
|**major_id**|**int**|Major ID of object being audited, such as a Table ID of a Table Audit action.|  
|**minor_id**|**Int**|Secondary ID of object that is being audited, interpreted according to class, such as the column ID of a Table Audit action.|  
|**audited_principal_id**|**int**|Principal that is being audited.|  
|**audited_result**|**Nvarchar(60)**|Audit action results:<br /><br /> - SUCCESS AND FAILURE - SUCCESS<br /><br /> - FAILURE|  
|**is_group**|**Bit**|Shows whether the object is a group:<br /><br /> 0 - Not a group<br /><br /> 1 - Group|  
  
## Permissions  
 Principals with the **ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDIT** or **VIEW DEFINITION** permissions, the **dbo** role, and members of the **db_owners** fixed database role have access to this catalog view. In addition, the principal must not be denied **VIEW DEFINITION** permission.  
  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [CREATE SERVER AUDIT &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/create-server-audit-transact-sql.md)   
 [ALTER SERVER AUDIT  &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-server-audit-transact-sql.md)   
 [DROP SERVER AUDIT  &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/drop-server-audit-transact-sql.md)   
 [CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/create-server-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [ALTER SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-server-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [DROP SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/drop-server-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/create-database-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [ALTER DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-database-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [DROP DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/drop-database-audit-specification-transact-sql.md)   
 [ALTER AUTHORIZATION &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-authorization-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.fn_get_audit_file &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-get-audit-file-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.server_audits &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-audits-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.server_file_audits &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-file-audits-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.server_audit_specifications &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-audit-specifications-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.server_audit_specification_details &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-audit-specification-details-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.database_audit_specifications &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-database-audit-specifications-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.dm_server_audit_status &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-server-audit-status-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.dm_audit_actions &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-audit-actions-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.dm_audit_class_type_map &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-audit-class-type-map-transact-sql.md)   
 [Create a Server Audit and Server Audit Specification](../../relational-databases/security/auditing/create-a-server-audit-and-server-audit-specification.md)