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title: "Displaying the Change Log"
description: "The change history of an element is displayed in its Change Log.  It shows what changed, when, and whether a user or the system did it, covering new entries, updates, and moves."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.com/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/general-functions/change-log
language: en
last_updated: 2026-06-01
---
# Displaying the Change Log

## Overview

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.

## Tracked Elements

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

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

## Opening the Change Log

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

## Opening the Change Log for an Item or an Account

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

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Right-click the item or account you want to open the change log for and choose **Properties** from the context menu.
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In the **Account Properties** dialog, click the **change log** icon.

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

Change log of an account
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## Opening the Change Log for All Other Elements

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

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In the tree view, navigate to the element you want to open the change log for.
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At the top right of the detail view, click the purple **Change Log** icon.

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

Change Log overview
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## Comparing a Version of a Posting in its Change Log

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:

Link 'Predecessor'

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**If Version or Predecessor is missing:**

- Note that the change log can still list changes without a **Version** column or without links — do not assume every change includes a viewable previous version.
- Use the other columns (**Date and time**, **User**, **Action**, **Parent**) when no **Predecessor** link is available.
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