ANTE User ManualAudit Trail (All Companies)
The Audit Trail (All Companies) screen is a cross-company activity browser. It streams the recorded activity from every company on this installation into a single, searchable list — so you can see who did what, when, and in which company, all in one place.
Each entry records a single change: the date and time it happened, the company it belongs to, the person who made it (the actor), the business area (module), the type of action, and the record that was affected. Clicking any entry opens the full detail, including a before-and-after comparison of the change.
⚠️ Developer Access Only
This screen is part of the Developer portal and shows activity across all companies. It is intended for accounts with developer privileges.
Getting Here
- Open the Developer portal.
- In the sidebar, open the Audit group.
- Click Audit Trail.
The Activity List
The list is a table of activity entries with the following columns:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Timestamp | The date and time the activity happened, shown on two lines (date above, time below). |
| Company | The company the activity belongs to, shown with its company number underneath. If the company name is still loading it shows a placeholder; if the name can't be matched it shows the company number. |
| Actor | The user who performed the action (username). If the action came from the system rather than a person, it shows System in italics. |
| Module | The business area the activity belongs to (for example, Authentication, HR, Payroll, Accounting). |
| Action | The kind of change, shown as a colored badge (for example, Created, Updated, Deleted, Login successful). |
| Entity | The record that was affected — a readable label on the first line, with the record type and a shortened record ID underneath. |
By default the list shows activity from the last 7 days, with the most recent activity available first.
Action Badge Colors
The action badge is colored to make outcomes easy to scan:
- Green — positive actions such as creating a record, restoring a record, a successful login, an approval, or a role being granted.
- Red — removals or failures such as deleting a record, a failed login, a rejection, or a role being revoked.
- Yellow — updates to an existing record.
- Gray (neutral) — everything else.
Filtering and Searching
Filter controls sit in a row above the table, with the less-common filters tucked into a More filters panel.
Always-Visible Filters
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Date range | Pick a Start date and End date to limit the entries to a period. Defaults to the last 7 days. |
| Company | Choose a single company to view only its activity. The list is searchable. Leave it empty to see every company. |
Search
Use the search box to find entries by their Entity label — the readable name of the affected record.
More Filters
Click the More filters button (the filter icon, to the right of the toolbar) to open a panel with extra filters. If any of these filters are active while the panel is closed, a small number badge appears on the button so you don't forget a hidden filter is in effect.
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Module | Pick a single business area. Searchable list. Options include Authentication, HR, Payroll, Attendance, Accounting, Treasury, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory, Assets, CRM, Project, Workflow, Filing, CMS, Settings, and System. |
| Action | Pick a single action type. Searchable list. Options include Created, Updated, Deleted, Restored, Login successful, Login failed, Account locked, Logout, Password changed, Filing approved, Filing rejected, Export generated, Role granted, Role revoked, and several payroll/HR events. |
| Actor | Pick the person who performed the action, from a searchable list of accounts across all companies. |
| Entity type | Type the record type to match (for example, Employee, Purchase order). |
| Entity id | Type an exact record ID to match. |
These filters apply immediately as you change them — the table behind the panel updates live. There is no separate "Apply" button.
- Reset clears only the five filters in this panel (Module, Action, Actor, Entity type, Entity id). It does not touch the Date range or Company filters. Reset is unavailable when none of these five are set.
- Done simply closes the panel; your filters stay in effect.
Browsing Through Pages
Because the activity list can be very large, it is browsed in pages rather than numbered pages. A footer below the table shows how many rows are currently displayed and provides two buttons:
- Newer — move back toward more recent activity.
- Older — move forward toward older activity.
A button is disabled when there is nothing further in that direction, or while a page is loading.
Viewing an Entry's Details
Click any row to open the Audit detail dialog. It shows:
- A header with the date and time, the affected record's label, its type, and a shortened record ID.
- A details grid with the Module, Action, Actor (or System), and — when available — the IP address and Request correlation ID.
- An Extra section showing any additional details captured with the event (only shown when present).
- Three tabs for inspecting the change itself:
- Diff — a side-by-side comparison of what changed (shown by default).
- Before — the record's values before the change.
- After — the record's values after the change.
Close the dialog to return to the list.
Common Tasks
See What Happened in a Specific Company
- Go to Developer → Audit → Audit Trail.
- In the Company filter, choose the company you want.
- Optionally adjust the Date range to the period you care about.
- Browse the list, using Older / Newer to page through results.
Investigate a Single User's Activity
- Open the Audit Trail screen.
- Click More filters.
- In the Actor filter, search for and select the user.
- Optionally narrow further with the Module or Action filters.
- Click a row to see the full before-and-after detail of any change.
Review a Particular Record's History
- Open the Audit Trail screen.
- Either search by the record's name in the Entity label search box, or open More filters and enter the Entity type and Entity id.
- Review each entry and open it to compare the before and after values.
Check Recent Login Activity
- Open the Audit Trail screen.
- Click More filters.
- Set the Module filter to Authentication.
- Optionally set the Action filter to Login successful or Login failed.
- Review the entries, watching the badge colors (green for success, red for failure).