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Event logging

This is a really handy troubleshooting tool you can use to retrace steps to see what actions have occurred in your software. It logs a history of system events. This is different to the Audit Trail, which logs financial events.

To enable event loggingOpen this section

Note: You must log into Sage 50 Accounts with the MANAGER user name and password. This option is not available to any other users.

  1. Settings > Company Preferences > Parameters.

  2. Others > select the Log Events check box > OK.

To view the Event LogOpen this section

What the event log recordsOpen this section

It records what has been done, by whom, when, on which machine and assigns a level or rating. This indicates the impact of the event. The lower the number the greater the impact. The levels are:

Working with the Event LogOpen this section

Using the Event log you can click:

Print Print a list of events
Delete Delete items from the list
Filter To filter the items that appear in the list, click Filter > choose the column and value to filter by > Apply.
Settings In the Settings option you can change the maximum size of the log and choose the level of event to be logged.

If disk space is limited on your computer you can reduce the log file. The size of the log file dictates the number of events it can store. Once the log file reaches its maximum size, the oldest events are over-written with new events. The bigger the log file the more events it can store.

List of events that are loggedOpen this section

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