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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.
Selecting a View
At the top of the Audit Trail tab you can select filters to determine which audit trail records and how many per page to view. Audit trail records are always sorted by date with the entry/record with the newest date/timestamp appearing at the top. For each content item, you can select from the following filters to determine the records that are shown:
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Interpreting the color coding that appears in the audit trail is described in complete detail in the sections Added Content, Removed Content, and Changed Content.
Page and Page Section Details
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In the audit trail, all details of elements are shown. The details are presented in a hierarchical structure that contains generic information that is then broken down into fine detail in outline fashion. Element details are shown under the "Elements" heading. The name of the element is shown in bold the next level in and then the specific details for the element appear indented below the element name. The audit trail record for each element type shows details specific to it. For information on a particular field, compare the audit trail record to the fields that appear in the element itself.
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When content is added, it is shown in the audit trail against a green colored background in the revision in which it was added. Added content includes:
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When an element is added, the entire element details are shown as added. For example: 
When text or detail is added to a field in an element, only the particular field that was added is highlighted. The following is an example of rich text added:
The following is an example of an expiration date added to a page:
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When content is removed, it is shown in the audit trail details against a rose colored background. Removed content includes:
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When the text in a field or a detail for an element is removed, only the particular field that was removed is highlighted. In the following example, the expiration date for a page has been removed:
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When content is changed, it is shown in the audit trail details against a beige-colored background. Changed content includes:
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| Title | The title of the deleted item (not the navigation, HTML, or URL title). |
| Content type | The content type of the deleted item (page, page section, article, or custom content item). |
| Date and time of deletion | The local date and time when the item was deleted. |
| Username | The name of the user who deleted the item. |
| ID | The unique identifier of the deleted item. |
| Original path | The 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 trail | A 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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Sorting Items in the Deleted Items Tab
Deleted items can be sorted in ascending or descending alphabetical order according to the following column headings:
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You can also sort deleted items in ascending or descending numerical order according to the column headings. To change the sort order, click the column heading of the parameter by which you want to sort the deleted items. The current sort order is identified by the dark blue triangle that appears to the right of the column header by which the deleted items are currently sorted. The down facing arrow indicates that the sort order is currently descending alphabetical or numerical order. The up facing arrow indicates that the sort order is currently ascending alphabetical or numerical order
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Using the XperienCentral Audit Trail tab of the Setup Tool, you can purge the audit trail for existing and deleted pages, page sections, articles, and custom content items. You can purge all audit trail information completely or tracked changes up to and including a specific date.
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For complete information on purging information from the audit trail, see Setup Tool.