Modifier List

[lakshmi]

We recently upgraded to Filemaker 7.0. We have about 10 users. We currently save the name of the modifier and the date and time of the last modification. Now we want to have a list of 1.Modifier names, 2. Fields modified, 3. Date and time of the Modification. Having a button on the layout and having the user click that is not an option. We want this to be done automatically.

Thank You in advance.

[Wim Decorte]

Do a google on "filemaker audit trail", I'm sure it will turn up some examples. Basically you'll need to add an audit logging mechanism to your files. Scripted or calculated, that checks who changes what field when from what to what.

[Lee Smith]

Check out the Audit File being discussed in the Sample File Area of this Forum, by BobWeaver (there are more than one, as the recent title suggests).

Wim suggested a Google search, but you really can find all you need by just using the FM Forums Search engine.

Click on [color:"blue"] Search in the Menu above.

Left Side Window

Search = [color:"blue"]All Fields

Right Side

Keywords = [color:"blue"]+Audit +file Or [color:"blue"] +Field +Modification (be sure to include the plus sign as shown)

Weeks = [color:"blue"]0

The search should pull up a couple of hundred posts, including this one. Click here

HTH

Lee