Keep a project event log

When event logging is turned on, changes to your project are recorded in the project event log. You can view the event log to monitor who has made changes, when the changes were made and what project item was changed.

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Turn on or off project event logging

By default, project event logging is turned off. To turn on (or off) project event logging:

  1. Click the File tab, point to Info, and then click Project Properties.

The Project Properties dialog box opens.

  1. On the General tab, select or clear the Log project events check box.

  2. Click OK.

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View the event log

You can sort the event log or filter the event log—for example, you can sort or filter the event log by user or date.

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Sort the event log

You can sort the event log by the values in any column—for example, you can sort by user to find all the changes made by a particular user.

  1.  Click in the event log.

  2. On the Layout tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click Sort By, and then click the name of the column you want to sort by.

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Filter the event log

  1. Select the column you want to filter.
  2. On the View tab, in the Sort & Filter group, click Filter, and then click Filter Column.

Shortcut Click the filter icon ui_filter.gif at the top of the column.

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The Filter Event Log Rows dialog box opens.

  1. Specify the filter you want to apply to the column—refer to Applying filters or more information.

  2. Click OK. The filter icon ui_filter_red.gif at the top of the column displays red to indicate a filter has been applied.

NOTE You can apply filters to more than one column. For example, to see whether a user has created new project items, you can apply filters on both the user and event columns.

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Export the event log

You can export the information contained in the project event log to a spreadsheet, or document file.

  1. Click the File tab, point to Info, and then click Open Project Event Log.

The event log opens in Detail View.

  1. On the External Data tab, in the Export group, click Export, and then click Export List.

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The Save As dialog box opens.

  1. (Optional) Change the default folder location or file name.
  2. (Optional) Change the file type—by default, the log is exported as a .xlsx spreadsheet file.
  3. Click Save.

NOTE You must be a Project Owner to view and export the event log in a server project—refer to About teamwork in a server project for more information. 

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Clear the event log

It is a good idea to clear the event log at regular intervals, to optimize project performance. If you want to retain the information currently in the log, export the log to a spreadsheet or document file, before you clear it.

  1. Click the File tab, point to Info, and then click Clear Project Event Log.
  2. Click Yes, to confirm that you want to clear the log.

NOTE You must be a Project Owner to clear the event log in a server project—refer to About teamwork in a server project for more information.

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