diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponent.java
index 3df7d94480..0a269b4f22 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponent.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponent.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.alfresco.repo.audit.model.AuditApplication;
 import org.alfresco.repo.audit.model._3.AuditPath;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.audit.AuditInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
@@ -87,32 +88,38 @@ public interface AuditComponent
      * the same root path.
      * <p/>
      * The name of the application controls part of the audit model will be used.  The root path must
-     * start with the matching <b>key</b> attribute that was declared for the matching
-     * <b>Application</b> element in the audit configuration.
+     * start with the path separator '/' ({@link AuditApplication#AUDIT_PATH_SEPARATOR}) and the matching
+     * <b>key</b> attribute that was declared for the <b>Application</b> element in the audit configuration.
      * <p/>
      * This is a read-write method.  Client code must wrap calls in the appropriate transactional wrappers.
      * 
      * @param applicationName   the name of the application to log against
-     * @param rootPath          a base path of {@link AuditPath} key entries concatenated with <b>.</b> (period)
-     * @return                  Returns the unique session
+     * @param rootPath          a base path of {@link AuditPath} key entries concatenated with
+     *                          {@link AuditApplication#AUDIT_PATH_SEPARATOR}.
+     * @return                  Returns the unique session or <tt>null</tt> if no session was created
      * @throws IllegalStateException if there is not a writable transaction present
      */
     AuditSession startAuditSession(String applicationName, String rootPath);
     
     /**
-     * {@inheritDoc #startAuditSession(String, String)}
+     * {@inheritDoc AuditComponent#startAuditSession(String, String)}
 
+     * @param applicationName   the name of the application to log against
+     * @param rootPath          a base path of {@link AuditPath} key entries concatenated with the path separator
+     *                          '/' ({@link AuditApplication#AUDIT_PATH_SEPARATOR})
      * @param values            values to associate with the session.  These values will override or
      *                          complement generated session-specific values
+     * @param rootPath          a base path of {@link AuditPath} key entries concatenated with
+     *                          {@link AuditApplication#AUDIT_PATH_SEPARATOR}.
      * @throws IllegalStateException if there is not a writable transaction present
      */
     AuditSession startAuditSession(String applicationName, String rootPath, Map<String, Serializable> values);
     
     /**
-     * Record a set of values against the given session.  The map is a path (starting with '/') relative
-     * to the root path given when {@link #startAuditSession(String, String) starting the session}.  All
-     * resulting path values (session root path + map entry paths) must have data recorder entries and
-     * be enabled for data to be recorded.
+     * Record a set of values against the given session.  The map is a path - starting with '/'
+     * ({@link AuditApplication#AUDIT_PATH_SEPARATOR}), relative to the root path given when
+     * {@link #startAuditSession(String, String) starting the session}.  All resulting path values
+     * (session root path + map entry paths) must have data recorder entries and be enabled for data to be recorded.
      * <p/>
      * The return values reflect what was actually persisted and is controlled by the data extractors
      * defined in the audit configuration.
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentTest.java
index 61cb7845cd..7b78b2fa5b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/audit/AuditComponentTest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
 public class AuditComponentTest extends TestCase
 {
     private static final String APPLICATION_TEST = "Alfresco Test";
+    private static final String APPLICATION_ACTIONS_TEST = "Actions Test";
     
     private static ApplicationContext ctx = ApplicationContextHelper.getApplicationContext();
     
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ public class AuditComponentTest extends TestCase
         {
             public Map<String, Serializable> execute() throws Throwable
             {
-                String actionPath = AuditApplication.buildPath("test/actions", action);
-                AuditSession session = auditComponent.startAuditSession(APPLICATION_TEST, actionPath);
+                String actionPath = AuditApplication.buildPath("actions-test/actions", action);
+                AuditSession session = auditComponent.startAuditSession(APPLICATION_ACTIONS_TEST, actionPath);
                 
                 return auditComponent.audit(session, adjustedValues);
             }
@@ -215,6 +216,9 @@ public class AuditComponentTest extends TestCase
         return transactionService.getRetryingTransactionHelper().doInTransaction(auditCallback);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * Utility method to compare a 'results' map with a map of expected values
+     */
     private void checkAuditMaps(Map<String, Serializable> result, Map<String, Serializable> expected)
     {
         Map<String, Serializable> copyResult = new HashMap<String, Serializable>(result);
@@ -275,10 +279,10 @@ public class AuditComponentTest extends TestCase
         Map<String, Serializable> result = auditTestAction("action-01", nodeRef, parameters);
         
         Map<String, Serializable> expected = new HashMap<String, Serializable>();
-        expected.put("/test/actions/action-01/context-node/noderef", nodeRef);
-        expected.put("/test/actions/action-01/params/A/value", valueA);
-        expected.put("/test/actions/action-01/params/B/value", valueB);
-        expected.put("/test/actions/action-01/params/C/value", valueC);
+        expected.put("/actions-test/actions/action-01/context-node/noderef", nodeRef);
+        expected.put("/actions-test/actions/action-01/params/A/value", valueA);
+        expected.put("/actions-test/actions/action-01/params/B/value", valueB);
+        expected.put("/actions-test/actions/action-01/params/C/value", valueC);
         
         // Check
         checkAuditMaps(result, expected);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/audit/AuditService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/audit/AuditService.java
index 56fc536085..b94704815b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/audit/AuditService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/audit/AuditService.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ package org.alfresco.service.cmr.audit;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditState;
 import org.alfresco.service.NotAuditable;
 import org.alfresco.service.PublicService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 @PublicService
 public interface AuditService
 {
-
     /**
      * Add an application audit entry.
      * 
diff --git a/source/test-resources/alfresco/audit/alfresco-audit-test.xml b/source/test-resources/alfresco/audit/alfresco-audit-test.xml
index adcfd95cc7..36f6a62bbd 100644
--- a/source/test-resources/alfresco/audit/alfresco-audit-test.xml
+++ b/source/test-resources/alfresco/audit/alfresco-audit-test.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
                 </AuditPath>
             </AuditPath>
         </AuditPath>
+    </Application>
+
+    <Application name="Actions Test" key="actions-test">
+        <GenerateValue key="time" dataGenerator="systemTime" scope="SESSION"/>
         <AuditPath key="actions">
             <AuditPath key="action-01">
                 <AuditPath key="context-node">