What is Track Field history in Salesforce?
Salesforce allows you to track up to 20 fields per object (both standard or custom objects). By enabling Field History Tracking, you will see who made the change, the date it was updated, and the previous value of the field. This feature helps you with a useful audit trail for reviewing or troubleshooting past changes.
How do I track object history in Salesforce?
- From Setup, enter Object Manager in the Quick Find box, then select Object Manager.
- Click the custom object, and click Edit.
- Under Optional Features, select the Track Field History checkbox.
- Save your changes.
- Click Set History Tracking in the Custom Fields & Relationships section.
- Choose the fields you want tracked.
How to track the field history of custom objects?
You can track the field history of custom objects and the following standard objects. Modifying any of these fields adds an entry to the History related list. All entries include the date, time, nature of the change, and who made the change. Not all field types are available for historical trend reporting.
How to enable field history tracking in Salesforce?
Thi field history tracking can be done for custom objects and standard objects. How can we track certain field in Salesforce? To track the changes that happened in the field, select the certain field to track and display field history in the history related list of an object. The field history data is retained for up to 18 months.
Why is field history not tracked in apex?
If Process Builder, an Apex trigger, or a Flow causes a change on an object the current user doesn’t have permission to edit, that change isn’t tracked. Field history honors the permissions of the current user and doesn’t record changes that occur in system context.
What do you need to know about field history?
All entries include the date, time, nature of the change, and who made the change. Not all field types are available for historical trend reporting. Certain changes, such as case escalations, are always tracked.