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title: Common audit event handler properties
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# Common audit event handler properties

| UI Label / Text            | audit.json File Label | Description                                                                                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Name                       | `name`                | `config` sub-property. The name of the audit event handler.                                                                                                                 |
| Audit Events               | `topics`              | `config` sub-property; the list of audit topics that are logged by this audit event handler, for example, `access`, `activity`, and `config`.                               |
| Use for Queries            | `handlerForQueries`   | Specifies whether this audit event handler manages the queries on audit logs.                                                                                               |
| Enabled                    | `enabled`             | `config` sub-property; specifies whether the audit event handler is enabled. An audit event handler can be configured, but disabled; in which case, it will not log events. |
| n/a                        | `config`              | The JSON object used to configure the handler; includes several sub-properties.                                                                                             |
| Shown only in `audit.json` | `class`               | The class name in the Java file(s) used to build the handler.                                                                                                               |