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Find an action in the audit log

See who changed what and when, from prices and stock to people's access. Search the log, open an entry and follow everything that happened to one record.

Who can do it
Owner, Administrator, General manager, Accountant and Auditor
Find it
Administration, then Audit log, or search audit log in Kila
Time
2 minutes

The audit log keeps “Every change to money, stock and access, who made it and when. Entries cannot be edited or deleted.” Each entry says what happened in a sentence, such as “Grace Wambui invited as Cashier”, with the person who did it and the record it changed.

  1. Open the Audit log

    The Activity tab lists the newest first: When, Who, What happened and Record.

  2. Narrow it down

    Type a word in Search summaries, such as a name or a product, or choose Who (from Anyone), the action (from Any action), the kind of record (from Any record) and the dates From and To.

    Steps 1 and 2.
    The audit log at Baraza Supplies searched for Grace (1), with the Who filter (2): the entries about Grace Wambui, newest first, each with who did it and when.The audit log at Baraza Supplies searched for Grace (1), with the Who filter (2): the entries about Grace Wambui, newest first, each with who did it and when.
  3. Open the entry

    Select it. Audit entry shows When, Who, the Action, the Record, the IP address it came from and the Details kept with it, such as the reason someone gave.

    An audit entry: when, who, the action, the record, the IP address and the details. Show this record's history is marked 3.An audit entry: when, who, the action, the record, the IP address and the details. Show this record's history is marked 3.
  4. Follow the record

    Tap Show this record’s history to see everything that happened to that record, oldest change included. Export CSV downloads what the filters show.

    The history of one record, Grace Wambui: invited as cashier and her invitation sent again, with Export CSV marked 4.The history of one record, Grace Wambui: invited as cashier and her invitation sent again, with Export CSV marked 4.

The Security tab lists sign-ins and other security events for the last 7 days, 30 days or 90 days, each with who, the detail and the IP address. It counts the ones to look into: Failed sign-in, Blocked: another business’s record, Blocked: module not on plan, Signed out and Rejected API key. Choose one in Every event to see only those.

Below them, Kila support access: “Time-limited, approved access by Kila staff to help this business. Every view is recorded.” It says No support access when Kila staff have not accessed the business.

The Security tab: sign-in events with who and the IP address, and the Kila support access card (1) saying Kila staff have not accessed this business.The Security tab: sign-in events with who and the IP address, and the Kila support access card (1) saying Kila staff have not accessed this business.

Needs a manager

The audit log is for owners, administrators, general managers, accountants and auditors. An auditor has “Read-only access to records and the audit log.”

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