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  1. Navigate to the content item for which you want to view the audit trail to view it.
  2. Hover the mouse over the title of the content item, open the Actions menu and then select "Edit Properties".
  3. Click the "Status" tab.
  4. Click [View Audit Trail].

  

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Audit Trail Tab

On the Audit Trail tab, a record of all changes that have been made to pages, page sections, articles, and custom content items since they were created or since the last time the audit trail was purged can be viewed. For complete information on purging the audit trail, see the section Purging the Audit Trail.

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For each audit trail record, the following details are provided to describe the event:

ColumnDescription
UsernameSpecifies the name of the user who performed the action.
DateSpecifies the local date and time when the action was performed.
ActionSpecifies the type of action that was performed. See the following section for a description of the actions that are tracked.
View changesClicking ‘View changes’ next to an entry shows the details of the change(s) in the [Changes] tab. For complete information on interpreting the changes made to a page, page section, article, or custom content item, see the section ‘[Changes] tab’.

Action Types

An audit trail record is created whenever each of the following actions is performed on an item:

ColumnDescription
CreateInitial creation of the page, page section, article, or custom content item.
UpdateThe content has been updated. The following actions result in an update:
  • Adding, modifying the settings of, or deleting any content element available from the Insert menu.
  • Adding, modifying, or deleting rich text.
  • Adding or modifying the publication and/or expiration date.
  • Adding or modifying the navigation title of a page.
  • Adding or deleting terms for articles.
  • Adding or modifying the HTML title of articles.
  • Adding or modifying a link model on a page or page section.
Workflow updateThe workflow state is modified.
MoveThe page has been moved to a different location in the tree.
DuplicateA duplicate has been made of a page, page section, or article. 

Multiple Actions

When a user performs multiple actions within a period of time, a time and date range appears in the "Date" column. The range specifies the beginning and end of the date and time of the session. For example:

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In the audit trail, the following details are shown for pages and page sections:

ColumnDescription
TitleThe title of the page or page section.
Navigation titleThe navigation title of the page or page section.
LanguageThe language version of the page or page section.
Publication dateThe date and time that the page or page section was created.
Expiration dateThe date and time that the page or page section will expire. 
LabelsLabels assigned to this page or page section.
Workflow modelThe current workflow activity and state for the page or page section.

For example:

Page and page section detail in the audit trail

Article Details

In the audit trail, the following details are shown for articles:

ColumnDescription
Creation dateThe date that the article was created.
Expiration dateThe date that the article was created.
HTML titleThe HTML title of the article.
Last modified dateThe date on which the article was last modified.
LeadThe lead-in text for the article.
Publication dateSame as creation date.
Target pageThe target page on which the article will be shown.
TermsTerms assigned to this article.
TitleThe title of the article.
Workflow modelThe current workflow activity and state for the article.

For example:

Sample article details in the audit trail

 

Element Details

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For each content type (page, page section, article or custom content item), the following information is provided:

 

ColumnDescription
TitleThe title of the deleted item (not the navigation, HTML, or URL title).
Content typeThe content type of the deleted item (page, page section, article, or custom content item).
Date and time of deletionThe local date and time when the item was deleted.
UsernameThe name of the user who deleted the item.
IDThe unique identifier of the deleted item. 
Original pathThe original path of the deleted item. For pages and page sections, the parent hierarchy in the page/page section tree is shown. For articles and custom content items, the original path is always ‘Media repository’. Pages deleted from the ‘Orphan pages’ tree do not include a parent page hierarchy.
Audit trailA link that allows you to view the audit trail of the deleted item. See the sections Audit Trail tab and Changes tab for complete information on how to view/interpret the audit trail and changes for an item.

Sorting Items in the Deleted Items Tab

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