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# Page 592 "Change Log Setup"

> Page 592 "Change Log Setup" in Base Application (System.Diagnostics). Present since at least BC23, still in BC30, changed in BC29.

Base Application · System.Diagnostics · BC23-30 · [source at ea08af5e](https://github.com/microsoft/BCApps/blob/ea08af5ef2d6a9b5c5af4a029288abbe2c883220/src/Layers/W1/BaseApp/System/ChangeLog/ChangeLogSetup.Page.al) · facts from BC29

## Properties

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Caption | Change Log Setup |
| SourceTable | Change Log Setup |
| PageType | Card |
| UsageCategory | Administration |
| ApplicationArea | Basic, Suite |

## Fields on this page

Layout controls in source order, grouped by the container they sit in. Shows: the table field a control is bound to (or its expression as written); ToolTip: the control's own, else the bound field's (marked).

| Group | Control | Shows | ToolTip |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeneralColumn | Change Log Activated | [Change Log Activated](../table/402.md#fields) | Specifies that the change log is active. |
|  | IMPORTANT | label | — |
|  | Tracking changes can impact performance, which can cost you time, and increase the size of your database, which might cost you money. To reduce those costs, consider the following: | label | — |
|  | - Use caution when choosing the tables and operations. | label | — |
|  | - Do not add ledger entries and posted documents. Instead, prioritize system fields such as Created By and Created Date. | label | — |
|  | - Do not use the All Fields tracking type. Instead, choose Some Fields and track only the most important fields. | label | — |

## Actions

| Group | Action | ToolTip | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup | Tables | View what must be logged for each table. |  |
|  | Retention Policy | View or Edit the retention policy. | [Page 3901 "Retention Policy Setup Card"](../page/3901.md) |

## Procedures

2 local procedures, no public ones.

## Triggers

OnOpenPage, OnClosePage

## Relations

- source table [Table 402 "Change Log Setup"](../table/402.md)

## Calls

From the extracted call graph of BC29 (graphify-al on the snapshot checkout): calls whose target is known from a declared type or an `Object::"Name"` argument. Interface dispatch and calls through events are not counted, so the list is not complete.

- [Codeunit 27 "Confirm Management"](../codeunit/27.md) (1 call: `ConfirmActivationOfChangeLog → GetResponseOrDefault`)
- [Codeunit 457 "Environment Information"](../codeunit/457.md) (1 call: `ConfirmActivationOfChangeLog → IsSaaS`)

## Across versions

- Present in: BC23-30
- Changed (declaration) in: BC29

## Documented on Microsoft Learn

- [Auditing changes](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/across-log-changes)
- [Clean up data with retention policies](https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/business-central/admin-data-retention-policies)

Source: AL metadata extracted from the code (names, ids, signatures, properties); no code bodies (D10).

## Ask your agent

Procedure bodies are not stored here (D10). The call sections above are our own, per object, from the BC29 call graph. For a procedure body or the calls of one procedure, ask bc-code-atlas (external, by Stefan Maron, MIT; default corpus w1-28), which the bc-observatory plugin connects: `bcatlas_resolve_node(object_type: "page", object_name: "Change Log Setup")`, then `bcatlas_get_procedure_body` or `bcatlas_get_neighbors` on the returned id.