Viewing Change Logs

Change logs track and record changes made to transaction records, such as cash receipts, stock receipts, rental agreements, and orders. View a change log to see the transaction's history. You can view who changed the transaction, when it was changed, and why. Because you cannot edit the log, it provides a secure audit trail for each order and each order generation.

To view a change log:

  1. Do one of the following to display the Change Log Viewing screen:

  1. Review the following fields, as needed, for each transaction:

Field

Description

Change Log for

The transaction number.

ShipDate/Inv#

The shipment date of the transaction generation or the invoice number. To view changes for a different ship date or invoice, use the Change ShipDate/Inv# hot key.

User ID

The user who made the change.

Date

The date the user made the change.

Time

The time the user made the change.

Port

The terminal port from which the change was made.

Comment

A system-generated description of each change, or user comments.

  1. Use the following hot keys, as needed.

Hot Key

Function

Change ShipDate/Inv#

Displays a selection list of the transaction generations. Select a date and press Enter to display the change log entries for that ship date. Select ALL and press Enter to display the change log entries for all ship dates.

View

Displays the transaction in view-only mode.

Edit

Displays the transaction in edit mode.

Add Comment

Displays a selection list of the transaction generations. Select a date and then enter a comment at the Reason for Change prompt. The system adds your comments as a log entry.

  1. Press Esc to return to the Header screen.

See Also:

Running the Nonstock Products Returned Report