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History Log

The History functionality provides a way of logging all the interesting transactions in the database. It can be set to detect changes such as inserts, updates or deletes on the table level and then log the chosen attributes.

History Log

History Logis used for viewing the logs.

To view the details click on the link in a specific Log or right-click and select Details.

The log contains the following information:

ColumnDescription
Log IdA unique id identifying a log
ComponentComponent the logged information belongs to
Lu NameLogical unit the log belongs to
Table nameName of the logged table
Time stampData and time when the logging occurred
KeysKeys to the logical unit logged
History typeInsert, Update or Delete
UsernameFoundation1 username
Transaction IdId that keeps history records created within the same transaction together

Each log contains a number of attributes for storing the logged values. The attributes are constructed as follows:

ColumnDescription
Column nameName of the database column logged
Old valueThe value of the column before an update or delete (empty at insert)
New valueThe column’s new value after an insert or update (empty at delete)

To enable the history command, which lets end users view the history, the user must have QUERY grants on the logical unit History Log. See Security Administration how to grant permissions and mange Permission Sets.