# Customizing audit database

## About this task

Talend Administration Center provides the default H2 audit database, talend\_audit. When needed, however, you can create a custom audit database from this Audit page.

## Procedure

1. Click the Audit DB Configuration button on top of the current page to open the corresponding window.
   ### Example

   ![](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/administration-center-user-guide/Resources/images/audit-db_config.png)

   This figure is an example of the configuration window.
2. In this window, enter the custom database parameters in the corresponding fields respectively and then click Save.

   For further information about the meaning of each field, see [Accessing the Administration Center](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/administration-center-user-guide/7.3/accessing-administration-center).

   Information noteNote: To define the type of the audit database you are creating and the driver you need to use, you can click the exclamation icon next to the Url and the Driver fields respectively and select the available options accordingly.

## Results

Your custom audit database is created at the address you have defined in the Url field of this window.