1. A computer-implemented method for accessing stored auditing data maintained by a generic audit trail service that provides the service to a plurality of business objects, comprising: receiving a search request from a user; providing, with at least one processor, auditing data that matches the search request to the user; receiving a selection from the user of a subset of the provided auditing data for review by the user; providing, to at least one of the plurality of business objects associated with the selected subset, the selected auditing data; and requesting, with the at least one processor, the at least one business object to display the selected auditing data.