View and export the change history

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You can use the change history Event Log to view changes in your system over a specific time period and export the results as a CSV file.

About the Event Log

  • To open the Event Log, open the left-hand navigation and select Change History > Event Log.

What the Event Log displays

Note: One action may consist of multiple events. For example, a user can submit a list of cost objects in a single action, but the Event Log shows an event for each cost object included in the action.

Learn more about Event types

Fields

The Event Log records the following information about each event:

Field Description
Event ID Unique event identifier (randomly generated 32 character string)
Timestamp

Date and time, in the following format:

5/24/21, 11:32 AM

In the CSV file, the format is: 2021-05-24T18:32:07.842027Z
Event type Learn more about Event types
Container ID Unique container ID (randomly generated 32 character string)
Area

The highest level of the data's hierarchy that the element is linked to

For most events, this is either Plan or Configuration
Container The second level of the data's hierarchy (name of the plan or a table in the configuration)
Item ID

Unique item identifier (randomly generated 32 character string)

May be blank for some events
Item type Type of item that was changed. For example, if an expense line item was changed, this value refers to the line item table that was changed. May be blank for some events.
Item Together with Item Type and Attribute, this value puts into context what specifically was changed as a result of the event (for example CC-200, Role, Employee Name). This value varies widely across events and may be blank for some events.
User ID Unique user identifer (randomly generated 32 character string)
User User name of the user initiating the event
Attribute

Found in the Properties pane under the Details tab. Can vary across event types. When a period's metric value changes, the attribute will be the period name, for instance. May be blank for some events.

Learn more about viewing event properties.
Before Found in the Properties pane under the Details tab. The value before the event. May be blank for some events.
After Found in the Properties pane under the Details tab. The value as a result of the event. May be blank for some events.
Context ID Unique context identifier (randomly generated 32-characters string).
Context Type Type of context (Department, Project, or Service).
Context Cost Object Code for the logged event.

Show or hide columns

Add or remove columns using the Show/Hide Columns pane.

To open the pane, select > Open Show/Hide Columns.

If you can only see an option to Close Show/Hide Columns, the Show/Hide Columns pane is already open and collapsed at the right side of the Event Log. Select Show/Hide Columns to display the pane.

Rearrange columns

To move a column in the Event Log, click and drag the column to where you want to display it.

Filter events

You can filter the events displayed in the Event Log to only include events with certain values in a column. You can apply more than one filter at the same time.

You cannot filter events by columns with unique values per event (Event ID and Timestamp).

  1. Hover over the column header and select > .
  2. Use the check boxes to select the values you want to include. You can use the search field to find the values you want to select.

  3. Select Apply.

    Columns with filters applied display a filter icon () in the header, as shown below:

Clear filters

To clear filters, select above the Event Log.

Sort events by column

To sort events by a column, hover over the column header and select .

You can sort by any of the these columns:

  • Timestamp
  • Event Type
  • Area
  • Item Type
Currently, you cannot sort by these columns:
  • Container
  • Item
  • User
  • any of the ID columns, for example Event ID

Export your change history

Select > Export to CSV.

Planning downloads your CSV file to your device.

View the properties of an event

To get more information about any event in the change history, you can view the Properties pane.

  • To open an event in the Properties pane, select the Properties icon () in the Event Log row.

    The Properties pane displays the following tabs:

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  • In Info you can view basic information about the event.
  • In Details you can view specific information with before and after values. The Details tab displays all the attributes affected by the event.