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Activity Log

What is the activity log feature in Zoho People?

Every day, numerous actions take place within the Zoho People account. Manually tracking these changes can be time-consuming and challenging.
The activity log feature in Zoho People simplifies this process by automatically tracking and storing details of all changes made in the account, retaining the information for up to six months.
This feature also records the user responsible for each action, ensuring transparency and providing a reliable audit trail for accountability and compliance purposes.

What information is tracked in the activity log?

The activity log tracks updates from the following actions in Zoho People:
  1. Services and form customization (including addition of new forms, deletions)
  2. Permissions including changes to Administrator and Function Based Permissions in User Access Control
  3. Records (e.g., adding, editing, bulk updates, imports, exports)
  4. Data backups
  5. Mail merge templates
  6. Files
  7. Blueprints
  8. E-signature configurations
  9. Onboarding
  10. Payroll integration configuration changes (Zoho Payroll, Greythr, Paybooks and Xero)
Whenever a configuration is created or data is added or modified, the log records the change along with the name of the employee who made it. The screenshot below shows the activity log.


Accessing activity log in Zoho People

To access the activity log, navigate to Operations > Data Administration > Activity Log



Tracking Admin and Function Based Permissions for Roles

Changes in permissions performed in Settings > Manage Accounts > User Access Controls > Administrator tab and Function Based Permissions tab are captured in detail. When viewing admin history logs, click on the View History button to view logs along with present and previous state information. 

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You can apply filters to adjust the displayed activity logs, click the filter (funnel icon  ) option, and use the drop-down fields to adjust the filter.
The activity log can also be exported in CSV format. Click the export icon () to access the export activity log screen.


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