Now DG0029 and DM5267 simply reference DG0145. If DG0145 is not used or in place, then C2 Audit mode is required. So as long as you just create the...

This is correct. We use customs scripts to meet DG0145 requirements.

Sounds like you need to restart your sql server since the C2 auditing hasn't executed yet. In advanced options you can see if its turned on and executing or just...