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'''Designer > Data > Objects > {object} > [Audited Fields]'''
'''Designer > Objects > {object} > [Field Audit Log Settings]'''


When the Field Audit Log option is enabled, any changes to the selected fields are logged in the [[Related Information]] section of the object.  
When the Field Audit Log option is enabled, any changes to the selected fields are logged in the [[Related Information]] section of the object.  
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{{permissions|Customize Objects|set the Field Audit Log}}
{{permissionRef|Customize Objects|set the Field Audit Log}}


{{permissions|Manage Audit Log|view the Audit Log}}
{{permissions|Manage Audit Log|view the Audit Log}}


===Enable the Field Audit Log===
===Enable the Field Audit Log===
#Click '''Designer > Data > Objects > {object}'''
#Click '''Designer > Objects > {object}'''
#Click the '''[Audited Fields]''' button
#Click the '''[Field Audit Log Settings]''' button
#Click '''Enable Field Audit Log'''<br>The list of object fields appears.
#Click '''Enable Field Audit Log'''<br>The list of object fields appears.
#:[[Image:Fieldauditlog.gif|none|thumb]]
#:[[Image:Fieldauditlog.gif|none|thumb]]
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#:[[Image:Fieldauditlog2.gif|none|thumb]]
#:[[Image:Fieldauditlog2.gif|none|thumb]]
#Click '''[Save]'''
#Click '''[Save]'''
{{Note|Don't track encrypted fields in the Audit Log. The log will show unintelligible text. ''Learn more:'' [[Field Encryption]].}}


===Set Field Audit Log to be Visible in Related Information===
===Set Field Audit Log to be Visible in Related Information===
By default, the Field Audit Log is Hidden in the [[Form Layout]]. To make it appear:  
By default, the Field Audit Log is Hidden in the [[Form]]. To make it appear:  
#Navigate to the object of interest in [[Form Layouts]]
#Navigate to the object of interest in [[Forms]]
#Click the Display Settings link
#Click the Display Settings link
#:[[Image:Formlayouts.gif|none|thumb]]
#:[[File:Formlayouts-DisplaySettings.gif|none]]
#Move the Field Audit Log object to the Visible column and Save your changes
#Move the Field Audit Log object to the Visible column and Save your changes
#:[[File:displaysettings.gif|none]]
#::{{:Select Multiple Values in a Picklist}}
#::{{:Select Multiple Values in a Picklist}}
:::[[Image:displaysettings.gif|none|thumb]]

Latest revision as of 03:37, 22 February 2014

Designer > Objects > {object} > [Field Audit Log Settings]

When the Field Audit Log option is enabled, any changes to the selected fields are logged in the Related Information section of the object.

When a field is modified, a new row containing the following information is added to the log:

  • Original field value
  • New field value
  • User name
  • Date and Time Modified
Note: Date Created is not logged

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Users that have the Customize Objects permission can set the Field Audit Log 

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Users that have the Manage Audit Log permission can view the Audit Log 

Enable the Field Audit Log

  1. Click Designer > Objects > {object}
  2. Click the [Field Audit Log Settings] button
  3. Click Enable Field Audit Log
    The list of object fields appears.
    Fieldauditlog.gif
  4. Click the checkbox next to the field(s) that should be audited; Choose up to 20 fields per object
    Fieldauditlog2.gif
  5. Click [Save]

Set Field Audit Log to be Visible in Related Information

By default, the Field Audit Log is Hidden in the Form. To make it appear:

  1. Navigate to the object of interest in Forms
  2. Click the Display Settings link
    Formlayouts-DisplaySettings.gif
  3. Move the Field Audit Log object to the Visible column and Save your changes
    Displaysettings.gif
  • To select multiple elements from a list that are not adjacent, press and hold the CTRL key and click each element individually (CTRL-click)
  • To select a series of adjacent elements, click an element at the beginning of a series, press and hold the SHIFT key, then click the last element in the series (SHIFT-click)