Displaying the Change Log

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Glossary

The change history of an element is displayed in its Change log.

The change log displays what changed, when, and whether a user or the system made the change, covering new entries, updates, and moves.

You can open the change log from each workspace and it lists:

The element

Its unique identifier

Its parent when relevant

The action performed on the element

Depending on the workspace, additional columns

Change log entries for manual and Excel Add-in postings additionally offer a version link that opens the previous version in a new window, so you can compare what changed without leaving your audit trail.

In the change log, create, update, and move actions are tracked for the following elements:

Category	Tracked elements
Reporting and analyzing	Folder Item Account Reference Formula Total line
Journals	Folder Posting Data import Posting (Excel-Add-In) Posting (App) Posting (Script) Translation with historical exchange rates Current account interest wizard Loan wizard Transfer actual balance to plan wizard Sheets Elimination of intercompany debt Elimination of intercompany income and expense Inventory consolidation
Reporting entities	Folder Reporting entity Consolidation reporting entity Cost center Cost center group Total line
Organization elements	Folder Organization group (including automatic) Reference to reporting entity Reference to consolidation reporting entity Reference to cost center Reference to cost center group Reference to consolidation area Reference to consolidation unit Reference to consolidation unit group Residual amount Reference to total line Total line (including automatic)
Adjustment levels	Folder Adjustment level Adjustment level for consolidation postings Adjustment level group
Transaction types	Transaction type category Transaction type group Transaction type
Currency translation	Folder Transaction currency Display currency Exchange rate table
Workspace configuration	Folder General ledger Subledger Statistical ledger Schedule Directory structure
Attributes	Folder Attribute
Scripts	Executable folder Script
Importing data into Lucanet.Financial Warehouse	Folder Data source Data transformation Executable folder Execution settings
Importing data into reporting entities	Folder Executable folder Data import Data source Assignment table
Directory structure	Executable folder Script App (Next Generation) Connection Lucanet.Excel-Reporting Workflow
Accounting rules	Folder accounting rule configuration Item accounting rule configuration Account accounting rule configuration VAT configuration
Consolidation areas	Folder Consolidation area Elimination of intercompany debt Elimination of intercompany income and expense Inventory consolidation
Consolidated financial statements	Master data administration Folder (user-created, executable) Reports folder (auto-created) App (Next Generation) Report Consolidated financial statements
Groups	Root folder Group Folder (user-created) Consolidation dimensions folder (auto-created) Consolidation dimension Consolidation dimension element Consolidation areas folder (auto-created) Consolidation area Consolidation unit Consolidation unit group Total line
Period locks	Folder Audit trails - posting Audit trails - exchange rates
Partners	Folder Partner group Partner
Data levels	Folder Actual data level Planning data level

The way to open the change log depends on the element type for which you want to open it.

To open the change log for an item or an account:

Right-click the item or account you want to open the change log for and choose Properties from the context menu.

In the Account Properties dialog, click the change log icon.

This is the Dialog 'Account Properties'. — Dialog 'Account Properties'

The change log of the account or item is displayed as follows, for example:

Shows the change log for an account. — Change log of an account

To open the change log for all elements other than an item or an account:

In the tree view, navigate to the element you want to open the change log for.

At the top right of the detail view, click the purple Change Log icon.

Change Log icon

The Change Log dialog is displayed as follows, for example:

This is the Change Log overview window. — Change Log overview

If a manual posting or an Excel posting was changed, the change log of the posting allows you to compare the current version with the previous one. To do so, simply click the Predecessor link shown in the Version column of the change log: