Tracking data changes in a specific field

Realm admins can enable the ability to track data changes in audit logs for specific apps. Once enabled, changes to all fields are tracked, except formula and summary fields. Learn how to manage data changes in audit logs.

Enable data change logs for an app

You must be a realm admin with account admin privileges to enable data change logs. These logs track data changes within an app.

1. Go to the Admin Console from the global navigation bar.
2. Select Apps. The apps in your realm display.
3. Select the checkbox to the left of the app name you want to enable data change logs for, and select Enable data change logs.
   Note: You can enable data change logs for up to 50 apps per realm.

Once enabled, data changes are automatically tracked for all eligible fields.

Show specific fields in data change logs

If you have data change logs enabled for an app, you can configure specific fields to always show in the list of changes from audit logs. Otherwise, only the fields that were modified will show.

You can either:

• Show a specific field
• Show multiple fields

Show a specific field

1. Navigate to the table that contains the field you want to always show in data change logs.
2. Navigate to table settings.
3. Select Fields.
4. Select the field you’d like show.
5. In the Advanced section, select the Show in data changes checkbox.
   
6. Save your changes.

Fields with this setting enabled now always appear in the list of data changes from audit logs for this app. The Show in data changes column is also added to the fields properties pages to indicate which fields are enabled to always show.

Show multiple fields

1. Navigate to the table that contains the fields you want to show in data change logs.
2. Navigate to table settings.
3. Select Fields.
4. Select the checkboxes next to the fields you want to show in data changes. You can enable up to 100 fields per table.
5. Select Advanced Options.
6. Check Audit Logs Enabled.
7. Save your changes.

The Show in data changes column is also added to the fields properties pages to indicate which fields are enabled to always show.

Log edits to text fields

For text fields, you also have the option to log edits to the field and show the edits on forms. This property is set from the Field properties page.

1. After you add a new text field, click the text field you just added and click to expand the Text field options section.
   
2. Select the Log Entries check box to Log the edits to this field, and show them on forms.
3. Click Save to apply your changes.