The Audit Trail dialog displays a list of all items that have been edited, opened, closed etc by users. This is a good way to see where you have been and what you've done. It is particularly handy if an error occurs in your database as you can see what has been opened and modified which in turn, makes it easier to find where an error may have occurred. The audit trail dialog can be launched by selecting Tools->Database->Audit trail from the menu bar.
See the following image.
You can select the operator you wish to view details for, from the Operator drop list. This will display all actions performed by that particular operator. Alternatively, you can view all operators by selecting All from the same drop list.
The Audit trail dialog will display the following information:
•Operator
•Host
•Date
•Time
•Action
•Data Type
•Item
Operator
This field displays the name you used to log in to the computer to perform work on the database.
Host
This field displays the computer's ID.
Date
This field displays the date the program was modified.
Time
This field displays the time the program was modified.
Action
This field displays the type of action that was performed, i.e. opened or closed a database, performed a batch recalculation, modified a record etc.
Data Type
This field displays the type of data that was opened, closed or modified, i.e. recipes, ingredients, database etc.
Item
This field displays the name of the item that was modified.
You can print the Audit trail by clicking the Print button, or export the Audit trail data to an Excel spreadsheet by clicking the Spreadsheet button.