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Log who creates SO, edits SO, confirms SO etc.

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Posted on by Luuk Schulte 9

Hi all,

I am searching for some kind of log or a method which shows who created a sales order, who edited it, who approved it, who added lines to it, basically every step... If there something like that available in AX? I know about the Change Management, but we are not using that in our company at the moment, so I believe we cannot "track" these steps in the past?

Best regards,

Luuk Schulte

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    Sohaib Cheema Profile Picture
    Sohaib Cheema 49,668 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    1. One way is change management is as specified.
    2. The other way is, if you have enabled Createdy and Modified by (but this way cannot give 100% accurate results specifically for update, as it will provide information of latest modifiedby only
    3. Third way Database Log setup.

    For past records, you cannot get accurate information, except using #2, where properties of table were already enabled such as createdby and modifiedby

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    Luuk Schulte 9 on at

    Thank you for your reply Sohaib

    I have thought about the Created and Modified by functionality and export the list to Excel. This will show me when and who created the SO. But it does not show who approved it for instance. So my best bet is the third option?

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    Sohaib Cheema Profile Picture
    Sohaib Cheema 49,668 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    For approved by possibly you need Customization as well. e.g. if you have WF on Sales Order, that means by default  ax is not keeping this information inside SalesTable. You have to get this information by any of following two ways

    1. Get last/final approver of WF, using code after WF is already completed/approved.
    2. customize Update method of SalesTable, whenever value of WFStatus is being updated, you can keep name of user inside sales table. or customzie WFEventHandler class which is responsible to update status of workflow.

    I think #1 is better. remaining its upto your organization, how you feel more comfortable. 

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    Sohaib Cheema 49,668 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Moreover remember setting up database log setup can cost you performance issues.
    Configure and manage database logging [AX 2012]

    if I am in your shoes, I will avoid logging, unless its really required to track change of data as well.

    if its needed only the information such as created by update by etc. I would like to manage it with table properties

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